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Title: Secondary emission electron gun using external primaries

Abstract

An electron gun for generating an electron beam is provided, which includes a secondary emitter. The secondary emitter includes a non-contaminating negative-electron-affinity (NEA) material and emitting surface. The gun includes an accelerating region which accelerates the secondaries from the emitting surface. The secondaries are emitted in response to a primary beam generated external to the accelerating region. The accelerating region may include a superconducting radio frequency (RF) cavity, and the gun may be operated in a continuous wave (CW) mode. The secondary emitter includes hydrogenated diamond. A uniform electrically conductive layer is superposed on the emitter to replenish the extracted current, preventing charging of the emitter. An encapsulated secondary emission enhanced cathode device, useful in a superconducting RF cavity, includes a housing for maintaining vacuum, a cathode, e.g., a photocathode, and the non-contaminating NEA secondary emitter with the uniform electrically conductive layer superposed thereon.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Shoreham, NY
  2. Setauket, NY
  3. Wading River, NY
  4. Middle Island, NY
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
909577
Patent Number(s):
7227297
Application Number:
10/917,309
Assignee:
Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-98CH10886
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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Citation Formats

Srinivasan-Rao, Triveni, Ben-Zvi, Ilan, Kewisch, Jorg, and Chang, Xiangyun. Secondary emission electron gun using external primaries. United States: N. p., 2007. Web.
Srinivasan-Rao, Triveni, Ben-Zvi, Ilan, Kewisch, Jorg, & Chang, Xiangyun. Secondary emission electron gun using external primaries. United States.
Srinivasan-Rao, Triveni, Ben-Zvi, Ilan, Kewisch, Jorg, and Chang, Xiangyun. Tue . "Secondary emission electron gun using external primaries". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/909577.
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year = {Tue Jun 05 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
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Secondary electron emission from diamond surfaces
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