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Development of spray coated cathodes for RITS-6.

Author(s) -

Sean L. Simpson,

Joshua J. Leckbee,

Stephen M. Miller

Publication year - 2013

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/1096246

Subject(s) - cathode , coating , materials science , flash (photography) , process (computing) , computer science , nanotechnology , process engineering , optics , engineering , electrical engineering , physics , operating system

This report documents work conducted in FY13 to conduct a feasibility study on thermal spray coated cathodes to be used in the RITS-6 accelerator in an attempt to improve surface uniformity and repeatability. Currently, the cathodes are coated with colloidal silver by means of painting by hand. It is believed that improving the cathode coating process could simplify experimental setup and improve flash x-ray radiographic performance. This report documents the experimental setup and summarizes the results of our feasibility study. Lastly, it describes the path forward and potential challenges that must be overcome in order to improve the process for creating uniform and repeatable silver coatings for cathodes.

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