Shaping of high-current electron beams of microsecond duration

Journal Article · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Sov. At. Energy (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01121928· OSTI ID:5976140

Gusev, O A; Kovalev, V G; Markov, V B; Nikonov, A G; Pecherskii, O P; Roife, I M; Savel'ev, Y M; Tkachenko, K I

This article describes experiments performed on the shaping of microsecond high-current electron beams on INUS and SID devices by using multipoint cathodes. A solenoid with a 50-cm diameter and a 100-cm length was used in experiments for ensuring a uniform magnetic field in the cathode region. Square pulses with a 50-microsec. duration were shaped with a matched load by a pulsed voltage generator. Among the quantities recorded were the diode voltage, the total discharge current of the generator, the leakage current to the anode and the drift tube, the beam potential and the x-ray radiation, as well as measurement of the current density distribution in the beam and the current density dynamics in time.

• OSTI ID: 5976140
• Journal Information: Sov. At. Energy (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. At. Energy (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 58:5; ISSN SATEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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