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On the dynamics of liquid metal ion sources

G L R Mair1, C J Aidinis2,4, L Bischoff3 and Th Ganetsos1

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The mechanisms governing the formation of the liquid metal cone that constitutes the basis of a liquid metal ion source (LMIS) are investigated. Cone formation times ranging from <20 ns up to several hundreds of ms have been reported in the literature. This paper attempts to explain these differences by devising a theoretical model that encompasses inertial and flow effects.


PACS

07.77.Ka Charged-particle beam sources and detectors

61.20.Gy Theory and models of liquid structure

61.25.Mv Liquid metals and alloys

Subjects

Soft matter, liquids and polymers

Instrumentation and measurement

Dates

Issue 12 (21 June 2002)

Received 8 January 2002

Published 31 May 2002


An Erratum for this article has been published in 2002 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 35 2236


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