Ion energy, charge, and mass distributions in nanosecond surface discharge plasma

A nanosecond discharge over a dielectric surface as a method for generation of multicharged plasma

“…2 was adopted for determination of the mass and energy distributions of the plasma of a vacuum breakdown over the surface. Unlike the study [4], when a coaxial geometry of the discharge was used, in the present study, a breakdown occurred over the dielectric surface between two flat pointed electrodes. The optical axis of the analyzer was directed to the point "a" for analysis of the plasma at a distance of 2 mm from the electrode and the point "b" for analysis of the plasma at the center between the electrodes.…”