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Self-sputtering far above the runaway threshold: an extraordinary metal-ion generator

Andersson et al., 2009

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4402139697075390817
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Andersson J
Anders A
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Physical review letters

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When self-sputtering is driven far above the runaway threshold voltage, energetic electrons are made available to produce “excess plasma” far from the magnetron target. Ionization balance considerations show that the secondary electrons deliver the necessary energy to …
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