Title :
8.3: A high aspect ratio, high current density sheet beam electron gun
Author :
Atkinson, John E. ; Gajaria, Deepika D. ; Grant, Thomas J. ; Kimura, Takuji ; Stockwell, Bradford C. ; Field, Mark ; Borwick, Robert J., III ; Brar, Berinder ; Pasour, John A.
Author_Institution :
Commun. & Power Ind., Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
A beamstick for demonstration of a 25:1 aspect ratio, 750 A/cm2 current density sheet beam for DARPA´s HiFIVE project will be described.
Keywords :
current density; electron beams; electron guns; DARPA; HiFIVE project; aspect ratio; beamstick; current density sheet beam electron gun; Cathodes; Current density; Electrodes; Electron beams; Electron optics; Magnetic confinement; Optical beams; Stimulated emission; Testing; User centered design; Sheet beam; Terahertz vacuum device; confined flow; high current density; scandate cathode;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7098-3
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2010.5503586