Title :
Exploding metal film active anode source experiments on the lion extractor ion diode
Author :
Rondeau, G.D. ; Bordonaro, G.J. ; Greenly, J.B. ; Hammer, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Plasma Studies, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
Exploding metal film anode plasma source (EM-FAAPS) experiments have shown that intense beams with improved turn-on time compared to epoxy-filled-groove anodes can be produced. When a plasma opening switch is used to provide the current path that explodes the thin film anode the ion turn-on time is reduced by about 5ns compared with the previous scheme in which an electron collector on the anode provided this current, and by 10ns compared to epoxy anodes.
Keywords :
anodes; metallic thin films; plasma diodes; plasma sources; plasma switches; EM-FAAPS; electron collector; epoxy-filled-groove anodes; exploding metal film active anode plasma source experiments; lion extractor ion diode; plasma opening switch; time 10 ns; Anodes; Films; Impedance; Ion beams; Magnetic fields; Plasmas; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
High-Power Particle Beams, 1990 8th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Novosibirsk
Print_ISBN :
9.7898102055e+012
