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The role of different ionization mechanisms in penning-type gas discharges used to generate an emitting plasma in plasma electron sources is considered. It is shown that, under certain conditions, a substantial contribution to the process of gas ionization is provided by plasma electrons.
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Original Russian Text © V.A. Gruzdev, V.G. Zalesski, I.S. Rusetski, 2012, published in Prikladnaya Fizika, 2012, No. 1, pp. 52–58.
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Gruzdev, V.A., Zalesski, V.G. & Rusetski, I.S. Role of plasma electrons in the generation of a gas discharge plasma. Plasma Phys. Rep. 38, 1056–1061 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X12080119
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