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Generation of Plasma with High Calcium Content by Electron Beam Action on Calcium Carbonate-Based and Calcium Sulfate-Based Materials

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We have explored the generation of plasma with high content (up to 70%) of calcium ions. The plasma is formed using an electron beam bombarding solid targets with electron energy up to 20 keV and power density up to 600 W/cm2. Target materials used are simple and readily available school chalk, limescale, and gypsum building plaster. Electron-beam erosion of the target material, production of unbound calcium atoms, and their ionization occur in a single cycle at a background pressure of a few pascals. This approach minimizes the effect of target surface charging by beam electrons and provides effective ionization of calcium-containing materials. The method described here is an alternative to the conventional method for the generation of calcium ions based on electron-cyclotron resonance systems, and is technically easier to implement.

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This work has been supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education under the project FEWM—2020-0038. The authors express gratitude to Dr. Ian Brown (Berkeley Lab) for improving English and useful comments.

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    A. V. Nikonenko, A. V. Tyunkov, Yu. G. Yushkov & D. B. Zolotukhin

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Savkin, K.P., Nikonenko, A.V., Tyunkov, A.V. et al. Generation of Plasma with High Calcium Content by Electron Beam Action on Calcium Carbonate-Based and Calcium Sulfate-Based Materials. Plasma Chem Plasma Process 43, 401–412 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-022-10296-6

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