Abstract
An essential aspect of the nano-aperture ion source is the delivery of gas towards the double aperture structure. This requires a nano-fluidic channel. In order to estimate the fluidic properties and understand the underlying transport mechanisms of such a channel, a flow model was developed. The model shows good agreement with three different sets of experimental data. The model is used to show that naive channel design will perform poorly. Nevertheless, carefully designed channels that perform well are achievable.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 217-235 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics |
Volume | 212 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- Knudsen minimum
- Knudsen paradox
- Micro-channels
- Micro-fluidics
- Molecular flow
- Nano-aperture ion source
- Nano-fluidic flow
- Transition flow