Electron beam formation in a gas diode at high pressures

Electron beam formation in krypton, neon, helium, and nitrogen at elevated pressures are experimentally investigated. It is shown that, when the krypton, neon, and helium pressures are varied, respectively, from 70 to 760 Torr, from 150 to 760 Torr, and from 300 to 4560 Torr, runaway electrons are b...

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Published in:Technical physics 2005-01, Vol.50 (12), p.1623-1627
Main Authors: Alekseev, S. B., Orlovskii, V. M., Tarasenko, V. F., Tkachev, A. N., Yakovlenko, S. I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beamforming
Discharge
Electron beams
Electron runaway (plasma physics)
Helium
Krypton
Neon
Preionization
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Summary:Electron beam formation in krypton, neon, helium, and nitrogen at elevated pressures are experimentally investigated. It is shown that, when the krypton, neon, and helium pressures are varied, respectively, from 70 to 760 Torr, from 150 to 760 Torr, and from 300 to 4560 Torr, runaway electrons are beamed at the instant the plasma in the discharge gap approaches the anode and the nonlocal criterion for electron runaway is fulfilled. The fast-electron simulation of discharge gap preionization is performed. The simulation data demonstrate that preionization in the discharge gap is provided if the voltage pulse rise time is shorter than a nanosecond under atmospheric pressure.
ISSN:1063-7842
1090-6525
DOI:10.1134/1.2148565