Published September 1977 | Version v1
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Simple, pulsed, electron beam gun

Creators

  • 1. University of California, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

Description

The construction of a simple, inexpensive electron beam gun is described. The pulsed power supply consists of a homemade spiral generator, constructed with aluminum and vinyl pressure-sensitive tapes, which is switched into the electron beam gun with a spark gap. The electron beam gun itself consists of a vacuum diode with a cold carbon cathode. From an initial charge voltage of 12 kV, the apparatus produces a 10-A beam of 100-keV electrons having a pulse duration of about 7 nsec and diameter of 6 mm

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
10A of 100-keV electrons

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Volume
48
Journal Issue
9
Series
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Page Range
1154-1160

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
9350583
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
AMP BEAM CURRENTS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON GUNS; ELECTRON SOURCES; FABRICATION; HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSE GENERATORS; KEV RANGE 10-100; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SPECIFICATIONS
Descriptors DEC
BEAM CURRENTS; BEAMS; CURRENTS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY RANGE; FUNCTION GENERATORS; KEV RANGE; LEPTON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PARTICLE SOURCES; PULSE GENERATORS; RADIATION SOURCES