RADC cathode life test program

Author

Bussey, D. ; Daniszewski, E. ; Novak, M. ; Ryan, J. ; Wilkinson, J.

Author_Institution

Rome Air Dev. Center, Griffiss AFB, NY, USA

Volume

37

Issue

12

fYear

1990

fDate

12/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2612

Lastpage

2613

Abstract

This brief is an update of the RADC cathode life test program and includes details of evaluation procedures, progress, and future plans. A technique has been developed which permits repeatable temperature measurements on cathode test vehicles using a two-color pyrometer. The setup of the pyrometer for the cathode activity plot measurements is critical. The technique developed, when compared to the previously used measurement procedures, has several advantages: (1) an increase in the repeatability of the measurement data; (2) decreased instrumentation setup time; (3) adjustments eliminating any jarring or jolting of the instrumentation during setup positioning; and (4) different individuals can perform the measurements and obtain similar results

Keywords

cathodes; life testing; pyrometers; temperature measurement; thermionic cathodes; RADC cathode life test program; cathode activity plot; cathode test vehicles; evaluation procedures; temperature measurements; thermionic emitters; two-color pyrometer; Cathodes; Contracts; Knee; Life testing; NASA; Position measurement; Temperature; Time measurement; Vehicles; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9383

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/16.64540

Filename

64540