Open AccessВлияние анодной и катодной плазмы на работу электронного диода со взрывоэмиссионным катодом
Author(s) -
А.И. Пушкарев,
С.С. Полисадов
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
žurnal tehničeskoj fiziki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1726-748X
pISSN - 0044-4642
DOI - 10.21883/jtf.2022.02.52012.234-21
Subject(s) - cathode , anode , plasma , explosive material , atomic physics , materials science , cathode ray , diode , electron , ionization , hot cathode , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , optoelectronics , electrode , ion , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , chromatography
The results of modeling and experimental investigation of the formation of anode and cathode plasmas in a vacuum diode with an explosive-emission cathode during the generation of a pulsed electron beam with a current density of 0.3-0.4 kA/cm^2 and an accelerating voltage of 300-500 kV are presented. It is shown that the concentration of the anode plasma does not exceed 10^10 cm^-3 and it does not significantly contribute to the operation of the diode. However, the complete desorption of molecules from the working surface of the explosive-emission cathode and the high efficiency of shock ionization of atoms ensure the formation of a cathode gas plasma with a concentration of 10^16 cm^-3. It is found that the charge of the explosive-emission plasma layer is significantly less than the charge of the electron beam and the main source of electrons is not an explosive-emission plasma, but a cathode gas plasma. In this case, the electron current is limited by the concentration of the cathode plasma. The use of a cathode with a developed surface (a cathode with a carbon fabric coating) allows increasing the total charge of the electron beam by more than 1.5 times without changing the cathode diameter and the anode-cathode gap.