Ion acceleration at the disruption of HF-oscillation generation in a microsecond vircator

Author

Yuferov, V. ; Kotenko, V. ; Onishchenko, I. ; Chorny, V. ; Sorokovoy, L. ; Kholod, Yu. ; Skibenko, E.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Phys. & Technol., Acad. of Sci., Kharkov, Ukraine

Volume

2

fYear

1999

Firstpage

845

Abstract

The processes of a gas production were investigated during microwave pulses in microsecond vircator. The influence of vacuum conditions was investigated and the velocity of cathode plasma was determined. Specific values of gas desorption and the partial composition was investigated for different cathodes. The parameters of the diode electron accelerator are the following: beam energy 300 keV, beam current up to 10 kA, half-period 1,5 /spl mu/s. Cathode and anode diameters are 10 cm and 20 cm, accordingly. Vacuum chamber diameter is 50 cm, anode-cathode gap is 2 cm. The duration of microwave radiation is 0,5 /spl mu/s, wavelength is about 10 cm, output microwave power is about 1.5/spl middot/10/sup 8/ W. Amount of gassing reaches 0.3 cm/sup 3/. Ion energy reaches 200-300 keV value.

Keywords

anodes; cathodes; electron accelerators; ion accelerators; ion beams; linear accelerators; microwave generation; pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; vircators; 0.5 mus; 1.5 mus; 1.5E8 W; 10 cm; 10 kA; 2 cm; 20 cm; 200 to 300 keV; 50 cm; HF-oscillation generation disruption; anode; anode-cathode gap; beam current; beam energy; cathode plasma velocity; diode electron accelerator; gas desorption; gas partial composition; gas production; gassing; half-period; ion acceleration; microsecond vircator; microwave power; microwave pulses; vacuum chamber; vacuum conditions; Acceleration; Anodes; Cathodes; Diodes; Electromagnetic heating; Hafnium; Microwave generation; Particle beams; Pulse generation; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Conference, 1999. Digest of Technical Papers. 12th IEEE International

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5498-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPC.1999.823647

Filename

823647