Title :
Sources of pulsed low-energy electron beams and soft X-rays based on liquid-metal explosive-emission cathodes
Author :
Batrakov, A.V. ; Popov, S.A. ; Proskurovsky, D.I.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of High-Current Electron., Acad. of Sci., Tomsk, Russia
Abstract :
The paper describes a pulsed electron beam source with a liquid-metal cathode operating in the explosive electron emission mode. The operating voltage range of the source is 10-40 kV. The operating frequency of the cathode is up to 1500 Hz. The device can be used as a point electron source in various electronic tubes and as an element of a multiemitter electron source producing a large-cross-section electron flow
Keywords :
cathodes; electron beams; electron emission; electron sources; explosions; liquid metals; power supplies to apparatus; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; vacuum tubes; 10 to 40 kV; 1500 Hz; electronic tubes; large-cross-section electron flow; liquid-metal explosive-emission cathodes; multiemitter electron source; operating voltage; point electron source; pulsed low-energy electron beam source; pulsed power; soft X-ray source; Cathodes; Electron beams; Electron emission; Electron sources; Explosives; Needles; Pulse circuits; Pulsed power supplies; Threshold voltage; X-rays;
Conference_Titel :
Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, 1996. Proceedings. ISDEIV., XVIIth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Berkeley, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2906-6
DOI :
10.1109/DEIV.1996.545429
