Energy spectrum of fast atoms in a dark cathode space

A method is proposed for solving the kinetic equation for fast atoms moving in a proper gas. We find the Green's function which permits computation of the energy spectrum of fast atoms for an arbitrary source function in the volume of a proper gas or an amorphous body having plane boundaries. The energy spectrum of fast atoms is computed in a dark cathode space. The solution obtained is used to compute the contribution of fast atoms to atomization of the cathode surface.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 8, pp. 62–67, August, 1987.