Abstract
The secondary-electron energy distribution function in the neighborhood of a narrow electron beam is calculated. The total energy range is subdivided into three regions: the Coulomb region, a region of linear ionization cross sections, and an energy region below the ionization potential. Approximate expressions are found for the secondary-electron density and the plasma frequency in the region of the beam.
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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Technicheskoi Fiziki, No. 3, pp. 24–28, May–June, 1973.
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Dolgov, A.S. Ionization of a neutral medium by an electron beam. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 14, 313–317 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00850941
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00850941