Comparison of carbon fiber and cesium iodide-coated carbon fiber cathodes

被引:67
作者
Shiffler, DA [1 ]
LaCour, MJ
Sena, MD
Mitchell, MD
Haworth, MD
Hendricks, KJ
Spencer, TA
机构
[1] USAF, Directed Energy Directorate, Res Lab, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117 USA
[2] Maxwell Technol Inc, Albuquerque, NM 87119 USA
关键词
cathodes; cesium iodide; high power microwaves; intense electron beams; microwave tubes;
D O I
10.1109/27.887662
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
This paper presents results of an experimental comparison of a bare carbon fiber cathode and the same cathode when coated with cesium iodide salt (CsI), An annular cathode was constructed by arranging carbon fibers in an annular tuft pattern. The cathode was then operated as a bare carbon fiber cathode and in a configuration with a CsI coating. The cathode was tested at electric field strengths ranging from 50 kV/cm to 265 kV/cm at anode-cathode (A-K) gaps of 3.175 cm, The applied voltage had a 1-mus duration and the modulator was operated at up to 1 Hz repetition rate. The system had a low base pressure (<1.0 x 10(-7) torr). This article reports on results concerning the conditioning of the cathodes, the shot-to-shot reproducibility of the cathodes and the pressure evolution of the diode under 1 Hz operation. We also report on the impedance evolution of each of the diodes.
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页码:517 / 522
页数:6
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