Abstract

The feasibility of acquiring a positive charge by an insulated metallic target exposed to a high-energy neutral flux is demonstrated. Reasoning from interaction mechanisms between neutrals and a metallic target, the energy characteristics of the backscattered electrons are determined. Conditions under which an electrically insulated metallic target placed in a vacuum, plasma, or air becomes positively charged are considered. The positive electric potential of the target is estimated.

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