Title :
P1–5: Field emission electron gun using a reticulated vitreous carbon cathode
Author :
Smith, Brady C. ; Hunt, Charles E. ; Carpenter, Arthur C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
The advantages of argon-ion-irradiated reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC) as a cold-cathode electron source are investigated in the context of a high current density, medium energy, low energy spread, high brightness electron gun.
Keywords :
argon; carbon; cathodes; electron field emission; electron guns; vitreous state; Ar; C; argon-ion irradiated reticulated vitreous carbon; cold cathode electron source; field emission electron gun; high brightness electron gun; reticulated vitreous carbon cathode; Argon; Carbon dioxide; Carbon nanotubes; Cathodes; Current density; X-ray imaging; RVC; electron gun; field emission cathode; phase contrast imaging; reticulated vitreous carbon;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 2010 23rd International
Conference_Location :
Palo Alto, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7889-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7888-0
DOI :
10.1109/IVNC.2010.5563162
