Cumulation of High-Current Electron Beams: Theory and Experiment

High-power electron beam cumulation in a relativistic vacuum diode with a ring-type cathode is considered. The term "electron beam cumulation" here means electron beam self-focusing accompanied with multifold beam current density increase on the beam axis compared to the average current de...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2017-10, Vol.45 (10), p.2739-2743
Main Authors: Anishchenko, Sergei, Baryshevsky, Vladimir, Belous, Nikolai, Gurinovich, Alexandra, Gurinovich, Elizaveta, Gurnevich, Evgeny, Molchanov, Pavel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum
Anodes
Cathode
Cathodes
Current density
electron beam
electron beam focusing
Electron beams
explosive electron emission
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Laser beams
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Summary:High-power electron beam cumulation in a relativistic vacuum diode with a ring-type cathode is considered. The term "electron beam cumulation" here means electron beam self-focusing accompanied with multifold beam current density increase on the beam axis compared to the average current density in the cathode-anode gap. Space-charge repulsion of electrons emitted by the explosive-emission plasma on the inner edge of the cathode is shown to be the origin of this cumulation mechanism. Current density in the vicinity of beam axis is evaluated for different cathode inner diameter values both numerically and experimentally. Cathode with eccentric apertures of different diameters is studied experimentally.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2017.2707591