Title :
Investigation into the erosion of explosive-emission liquid-metal cathodes
Author :
Batrakov, A.V. ; Popov, C.A. ; Proskurovsky, D.I.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of High-Current Electron., Acad. of Sci., Tomsk, Russia
Abstract :
The erosion rate has been measured for capillary-type and needle-type liquid-metal cathode. The erosion drop fraction composition and percentage have been determined. For the capillary-type liquid-metal cathodes, the erosion of the core has been discovered and investigated. To describe this erosion, a simple analytical model has been proposed
Keywords :
cathodes; electron emission; liquid metals; vacuum breakdown; wear; analytical model; capillary-type liquid-metal cathode; core erosion; erosion drop fraction composition; explosive-emission liquid-metal cathodes; liquid-metal cathodes erosion; needle-type liquid-metal cathode; Capacitance; Capacitors; Cathodes; Current measurement; Plasma applications; Plasma measurements; Pulse measurements; Solid state circuits; Sparks; Vacuum arcs;
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.1996.545462
