Experimental study of the space-energetic structure and dynamics of a subnanosecond, dense, subrelativistic electron bunch

Author

Shpak, V.G. ; Shunailov, S.A. ; Sokovnin, S.Yu. ; Oulmascoulov, M.R. ; Yalandin, M.I. ; Phelps, A.D.R. ; Cross, A.W. ; Ronald, K. ; He, W.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Electrophys., Acad. of Sci., Ekaterinburg, Russia

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

June 29 1997-July 2 1997

Firstpage

1586

Abstract

An experimental study of the rapid processes associated with the formation and transportation of a 0.3-ns-width electron bunch was performed using the RADAN-303B pulsed-power, 200 kV-driver equipped with a subnanosecond pulse sharpener. The experiments comprised of (i) real-time measurements of electron emission processes across the cold-cathode, (ii) a study of the dynamics of a dense e-bunch being transported along the drift chamber in an axial B-field, and (iii) observation of the variation of the maximum electron energy during the bunch transportation.

Keywords

cold-cathode tubes; diodes; electron beams; electron emission; 0.3 ns; 200 kV; axial B-field; cold-cathode; drift chamber; dynamics; electron bunch formation; electron bunch transportation; electron emission processes; maximum electron energy; real-time measurements; space-energetic structure; subnanosecond dense subrelativistic electron bunch; Acceleration; Cathodes; Diodes; Electron beams; Electron emission; Magnetic fields; Physics; Spark gaps; Transportation; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Conference, 1997. Digest of Technical Papers. 1997 11th IEEE International

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4213-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPC.1997.674631

Filename

674631