학술논문

Electron beam generation using a ferroelectric cathode
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on. 27(3):707-712 Jun, 1999
Subject
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Electron beams
Ferroelectric materials
Cathodes
Voltage
High power microwave generation
Electron emission
Current density
Switches
Pulse generation
Laboratories
Language
ISSN
0093-3813
1939-9375
Abstract
Data is presented on the production of electron beams from a ferroelectric cathode at voltages of order 0.5 MV and current densities of order 100 A/cm/sup 2/. In comparison with data at lower voltages, the beam current scales as the three-halves-power of the voltage. An interpretation of the voltage dependent scaling, based on the coupling of electrostatic energy from the ferroelectric to the gun, is presented.