Title :
A megavolt test stand for measuring cathode and anode emissions with nanosecond pulses
Author :
Allen, R.J. ; Hinshelwood, D.D. ; Schumer, J.W. ; Rittersdorf, I.M.
Author_Institution :
Plasma Phys. Div., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
A new test stand has been constructed for measuring emissions from cathode and anode surfaces under high electrical stress in vacuum. An L-3 PulseRad is used as the generator to provide ~50-ns electrical pulses of up to 1 MV. The usual sealed glass x-ray tube has been replaced by a stacked ring insulator so that custom load hardware can be used with the generator [1].
Keywords :
anodes; cathodes; electron emission; measurement; anode emissions; cathode emissions; custom load hardware; electrical pulses; high electrical stress; megavolt test stand; nanosecond pulses; stacked ring insulator; Anodes; Cathodes; Electric breakdown; Generators; Surface impedance; Surface treatment; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Sciences (ICOPS) held with 2014 IEEE International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams (BEAMS), 2014 IEEE 41st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2711-1
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2014.7012729
