ATOM IONIZATION IN THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE CAVITY THERMOIONIZER

A. Latuszyński, D. M¹czka

Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Pl. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 1, 20-031 Lublin, Poland


The description of ionization processes in the ion source with the surface ionization is presented. A limited review of the calculation of the plasma ionization degree as well as the yield of the ionization process in the source is also given.