CHARGE-2B Electron Gun System

Abstract

An extremely versatile, modulated electron gun (MEG) system has been designed, fabricated and tested. The Herrmannsfeldt electron optics computer simulation code was used to great advantage during the design. The code was subsequently validated to high accuracy during hardware testing. A ground fault interruptable high voltage battery stack has been developed, which will greatly enhance system reliability during flight. MEG laboratory performance test results are discussed, along with the performance diagnostics to be flown together with the MEG on the upcoming CHARGE-2B sounding rocket mission.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA231514

Entities

People

  • A. B. White
  • L. Olsen
  • N. B. Myers
  • W. J. Raitt

Organizations

  • Utah State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Computers
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Emission
  • Electron Guns
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Generators
  • High Voltage
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Melting Point
  • Optics
  • Sounding Rockets
  • Vacuum Chambers
  • Voltage
  • Waveform Generators

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems