Repetitive Operation of an Inductively Driven Electron-Beam Diode.
Abstract
Recovery of pulsed electron beam diodes operating in the 50 A/sq cm range has been studied using an inductive storage source producing two 100-200 kV pulses with separation ranging from about 10-500 microsec. The diode cannot instantaneously support a second voltage pulse because of the effective short circuit provided by the interelectrode plasma associated with the first pulse. After a period of about 100 microsec, the voltage applied to the diode is not short-circuited and a second electron beam, nearly identical to the first, is formed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 11, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA110565
Entities
People
- B. Fell
- I. M. Vitkovitsky
- Robert J. Commisso
- V. E. Scherrer
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory