Studies of virtual cathode characteristics near thermionic emission cathodes in a vacuum

被引：15
作者：
Li, Shu-han [1 ]
Li, Jian-quan [1 ]
机构：
[1] Shandong Univ, Sch Space Sci & Phys, Inst Space Sci, Shandong Key Lab Opt Astron & Solar Terr Environm, Weihai 264209, Shandong, Peoples R China
来源：
VACUUM | 2021年 / 192卷
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
Virtual cathode; Thermionic emission; Emissive probe; Filament temperature; SPACE-CHARGE; PLASMA;
D O I：
10.1016/j.vacuum.2021.110496
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
The "virtual cathode" structure formed by the space charge near a thermionic emission cathode has a great influence on the characteristics of the emissive probe. The relationship between the characteristics of the virtual cathode in a vacuum and the probe filament temperature is not clear. Considering the initial velocity of the thermal electrons, we have derived an analytical expression of the virtual cathode potential. Combined with the experimental data, the dependence of the virtual cathode characteristics on the filament temperature of the emissive probe is obtained. The results show that the depth and the space scale of the virtual cathode increase almost linearly with the increase of the filament temperature. Additionally, a 1-D electrostatic particle-in-cell code is used to simulate the temporal evolution of the virtual cathode in a vacuum. The numerical simulation results are in good agreement with the theoretical calculation results.
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