A new plasma source, the plasma emitter, was successfully developed by synthesizing alkali metal ions and electrons emitted from a heated mixture of aluminosilicate and barium oxide. The plasma density is in the range of 107-108 cm-3 and the electron and ion temperatures are approximately equal to the emitter temperature around 1300 K. Being very simple in its construction and operation, the plasma emitter has been widely applied for various types of plasma experiments.