Short rise time intense electron beam generator
Abstract
A generator for producing an intense relativistic electron beam having a subnanosecond current rise time includes a conventional generator of intense relativistic electrons feeding into a short electrically conductive drift tube including a cavity containing a working gas at a low enough pressure to prevent the input beam from significantly ionizing the working gas. Ionizing means such as a laser simultaneously ionize the entire volume of working gas in the cavity to generate an output beam having a rise time less than one nanosecond.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866210
- Patent Number(s):
- 4656430
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- rise; time; intense; electron; beam; generator; producing; relativistic; subnanosecond; current; conventional; electrons; feeding; electrically; conductive; drift; tube; including; cavity; containing; gas; pressure; prevent; input; significantly; ionizing; means; laser; simultaneously; ionize; entire; volume; generate; output; nanosecond; relativistic electrons; intense relativistic; cavity containing; beam generator; input beam; tube including; relativistic electron; output beam; electrically conductive; electron beam; drift tube; rise time; entire volume; /315/327/
Citation Formats
Olson, Craig L. Short rise time intense electron beam generator. United States: N. p., 1987.
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Olson, Craig L. Short rise time intense electron beam generator. United States.
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"Short rise time intense electron beam generator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866210.
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title = {Short rise time intense electron beam generator},
author = {Olson, Craig L},
abstractNote = {A generator for producing an intense relativistic electron beam having a subnanosecond current rise time includes a conventional generator of intense relativistic electrons feeding into a short electrically conductive drift tube including a cavity containing a working gas at a low enough pressure to prevent the input beam from significantly ionizing the working gas. Ionizing means such as a laser simultaneously ionize the entire volume of working gas in the cavity to generate an output beam having a rise time less than one nanosecond.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1987},
month = {1}
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