Space charge effect

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DRAFT DEFINITION
Space charge effect
The mutual repulsion of particles of like charge that limits the current in a charged-particle beam and causes beams or packets of charged particles to expand radially over time.
Considered between 2004 and 2006 but not included in the 2006 PAC submission
This is an unofficial draft definition presented for information and comment.

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External Links

K. L. Busch "Space Charge in Mass Spectrometry" Spectroscopy 19 35 (2004).