Output voltage waveform analysis of an intense electron beam accelerator based on strip spiral Blumlein line

被引:5
作者
Cheng, Xin-Bing [1 ]
Liu, Jin-Liang [1 ]
Zhang, Hong-Bo [1 ]
Hong, Zhi-Qiang [1 ]
Qian, Bao-Liang [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Univ Def Technol, Coll Optoelect Sci & Engn, Changsha 410073, Hunan, Peoples R China
关键词
Intense electron-beam accelerator; Strip spiral type Blumlein pulse forming line; Voltage waveform; flatness; PULSED-POWER GENERATOR; TRANSFORMER; DISPERSION; LASER;
D O I
10.1017/S0263034612000213
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
The Blumlein pulse forming line (BPFL) consisting of an inner coaxial pulse forming line (PFL) and an outer coaxial PFL is widely used in the field of pulsed power, especially for intense electron-beam accelerators (IEBA). The output voltage waveform determines the quality and characteristics of the output beam current of the IEBA. Comparing with the conventional BPFL, an IEBA based on a strip spiral type BPFL can increase the duration of the output voltage in the same geometrical volume. However, for the spiral type BPFL, the voltage waveform on a matched load may be distorted, which influences the electron-beam quality. In this paper, the output waveform of an IEBA based on strip spiral BPFL is analyzed. It is found that there is fluctuation on the flattop of the main pulse, and the flatness is increased with the increment of the output voltage. According to the time integrated pictures of the cathode holder during the operation of the IEBA, the electron emission of the cathode holder is one of the reasons to cause the variance of the flatness. Furthermore, the distribution of the current density of spiral middle cylinder of the BPFL is calculated by using electromagnetic simulation software, and it is obtained that the current density is not uniform, and which leads to the nonuniformity of the impedance of BPFL. Meanwhile, when the nonuniformity of the BPFL is taken into account, the operation of the whole accelerator is simulated using a circuit-simulation code called PSpice. It is obtained that the nonuniformity of the BPFL influences the flatness of the output voltage waveform. In order to get an ideal square pulse voltage waveform and to improve the electron beam quality of such an accelerator, the uniformity of the spiral middle cylinder should be improved and the electron emission of the cathode holder should be avoided. The theoretical analysis and simulated output voltage waveform shows reasonable agreement with that of the experimental results.
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