Vacuum arc trigger systems based on {ital E}{times}{ital B} discharges

Journal Article · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1147434· OSTI ID:389512

Nikolaev, A G; Yushkov, G Y ^[1]; Oks, E M ^[1]; MacGill, R A; Dickinson, M R; Brown, I G ^[2]

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1. High Current Electronics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk 634055 (Russia)
2. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

Triggering systems for vacuum arc plasma sources and ion sources have been developed that make use of a gaseous trigger discharge in a strong magnetic field. Two kinds of trigger discharge configurations have been explored, a Penning discharge and a magnetron discharge. The approach works reliably for low gas pressure in the vacuum arc environment and for long periods of operation between required maintenance: pressures in the mid-10{sup {minus}6} Torr range and for {approx_gt}10{sup 6} pulses. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 389512
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 67; ISSN 0034-6748; ISSN RSINAK
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRIC FIELDS
HIGH VACUUM
ION SOURCES
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETRONS
PLASMA PRODUCTION
PLASMA SOURCES