Intense steady state electron beam generator
Abstract
An intense, steady state, low emittance electron beam generator is formed by operating a hollow cathode discharge plasma source at critical levels in combination with an extraction electrode and a target electrode that are operable to extract a beam of fast primary electrons from the plasma source through a negatively biased grid that is critically operated to repel bulk electrons toward the plasma source while allowing the fast primary electrons to move toward the target in the desired beam that can be successfully transported for relatively large distances, such as one or more meters away from the plasma source. 2 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7264536
- Patent Number(s):
- 4942339
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-249813
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 27 Sep 1988
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; Ta; ELECTRON BEAMS; BEAM PRODUCTION; BEAM EMITTANCE; BEAM TRANSPORT; ELECTRODES; PLASMA PRODUCTION; BEAMS; LEPTON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; 661220* - Particle Beam Production & Handling; Targets- (1992-)
Citation Formats
Hershcovitch, A, Kovarik, V J, and Prelec, K. Intense steady state electron beam generator. United States: N. p., 1990.
Web.
Hershcovitch, A, Kovarik, V J, & Prelec, K. Intense steady state electron beam generator. United States.
Hershcovitch, A, Kovarik, V J, and Prelec, K. Tue .
"Intense steady state electron beam generator". United States.
@article{osti_7264536,
title = {Intense steady state electron beam generator},
author = {Hershcovitch, A and Kovarik, V J and Prelec, K},
abstractNote = {An intense, steady state, low emittance electron beam generator is formed by operating a hollow cathode discharge plasma source at critical levels in combination with an extraction electrode and a target electrode that are operable to extract a beam of fast primary electrons from the plasma source through a negatively biased grid that is critically operated to repel bulk electrons toward the plasma source while allowing the fast primary electrons to move toward the target in the desired beam that can be successfully transported for relatively large distances, such as one or more meters away from the plasma source. 2 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1990},
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