The features of the electron distribution function in the hollow cathode glow discharge in nitrogen

摘要

In the present paper experimental and theoretical studies of the electron energy distribution function in a stationary glow discharge with a hollow cathode in nitrogen are performed. It is shown that in such discharge in nitrogen in the energy range ε = 2 ÷ 4 eV a significant gap and respective inverse region appear on the EDF, which is due to vibrational excitation of N₂ molecules.