Formation of Electron Beam and Volume Discharge in Air under Atmospheric Pressure

Abstract

The conditions to form electron beams in air, nitrogen, and in the mixture CO2 - N2 - He under atmospheric pressure have been examined experimentally. At nanosecond pulses applied to the diode, e-beam was obtained in air with amplitude of 70 Angstrom. Electron beam appears at voltage pulse leading edge having duration at FWHM not higher than 0,4 ns. After beam current ends, the discharge is usually continued in quasi-stationary mode being of a volume character.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 20, 2003
Accession Number
ADP015013

Entities

People

  • V. F. Tarasenko
  • V. M. Orlovskii

Organizations

  • Russian Academy of Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pressure
  • Amplitude
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Gas Breakdown
  • Gas Discharges
  • Gases
  • Generators
  • Ionization
  • Ionized Gases
  • Leading Edges
  • Personality
  • Space Charge
  • Technical Information Centers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics