Low Temperature Plasma Ion Source Electrode Optimisation and Performance Characterisation

低温等离子体离子源电极优化和性能表征

• 批准号: 106005
• 金额: $ 3.9万
• 依托单位: MASS SPEC ANALYTICAL LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=106005
• 关键词: Low; Temperature; Plasma; Ion; Source

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