TY - JOUR
T1 - The Astra repetitive-pulse electron accelerator
AU - Egorov, I. S.
AU - Kaikanov, M. I.
AU - Lukonin, E. I.
AU - Remnev, G. E.
AU - Stepanov, Andrey Vladimirovich
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - The description and results of tests of the Astra pulsed electron accelerator are presented. A high-voltage pulse transformer with a pseudospark gap that serves as a switch of a capacitive storage is directly loaded into a vacuum planar diode, which is based on a metal-ceramic cathode with a long delay time of the electron explosive emission. The generated electron beam is injected into the atmosphere at a frequency of 50 Hz. The full width at half maximum (FWHM) duration of the injected beam current is 60 ns for an accelerating voltage of 370 ± 10 kV. The electron-beam energy is 19 J, when the accelerator operates into an internal target, and 4.5 J, when the electron beam is injected into the atmosphere and the low-energy fraction of beam electrons is cut off by a separating foil.
AB - The description and results of tests of the Astra pulsed electron accelerator are presented. A high-voltage pulse transformer with a pseudospark gap that serves as a switch of a capacitive storage is directly loaded into a vacuum planar diode, which is based on a metal-ceramic cathode with a long delay time of the electron explosive emission. The generated electron beam is injected into the atmosphere at a frequency of 50 Hz. The full width at half maximum (FWHM) duration of the injected beam current is 60 ns for an accelerating voltage of 370 ± 10 kV. The electron-beam energy is 19 J, when the accelerator operates into an internal target, and 4.5 J, when the electron beam is injected into the atmosphere and the low-energy fraction of beam electrons is cut off by a separating foil.
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U2 - 10.1134/S0020441213050035
DO - 10.1134/S0020441213050035
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84885343239
VL - 56
SP - 568
EP - 570
JO - Instruments and Experimental Techniques
JF - Instruments and Experimental Techniques
SN - 0020-4412
IS - 5
ER -