In support of cathode development at the Air Force Research Laboratory, a new ultra-high vacuum c... more In support of cathode development at the Air Force Research Laboratory, a new ultra-high vacuum cathode test facility is being assembled to complement the existing repetition-rate test pulser. The existing test bed is a 500 kV, 100 Ohm, 1 microsecond(s) duration pulser capable of firing at up to 1 Hz. The new facility is designed to operate at lower voltages (20 - 200 kv), lower impedance (50 - 75 Ohm), and variable pulse lengths (200 - 800 ns) in a single-shot mode. This Threshold Cathode Test Facility (TCTF) will be used to generate data regarding emission turn-on field strengths, outgassing volumes and constituents, vacuum level effects, and anode effects for a variety of field-emitting and explosive- emitting cathode materials. Presented herein are the design parameters of TCTF including diagnostic capabilities and electrostatic simulations of the diode region both with and without beam current.
... ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors acknowledge Ford Motor Company for their technical and financial s... more ... ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors acknowledge Ford Motor Company for their technical and financial support this work under the URP program. Discussions with Dimitar Filev and Tom Pilutti at Ford Motor Company are also appreciated. ... [8] J. Ryu, EJ Rossetter, and JC Gerdes ...
In support of cathode development at the Air Force Research Laboratory, a new ultra-high vacuum c... more In support of cathode development at the Air Force Research Laboratory, a new ultra-high vacuum cathode test facility is being assembled to complement the existing repetition-rate test pulser. The existing test bed is a 500 kV, 100 Ohm, 1 microsecond(s) duration pulser capable of firing at up to 1 Hz. The new facility is designed to operate at lower voltages (20 - 200 kv), lower impedance (50 - 75 Ohm), and variable pulse lengths (200 - 800 ns) in a single-shot mode. This Threshold Cathode Test Facility (TCTF) will be used to generate data regarding emission turn-on field strengths, outgassing volumes and constituents, vacuum level effects, and anode effects for a variety of field-emitting and explosive- emitting cathode materials. Presented herein are the design parameters of TCTF including diagnostic capabilities and electrostatic simulations of the diode region both with and without beam current.
... ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors acknowledge Ford Motor Company for their technical and financial s... more ... ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors acknowledge Ford Motor Company for their technical and financial support this work under the URP program. Discussions with Dimitar Filev and Tom Pilutti at Ford Motor Company are also appreciated. ... [8] J. Ryu, EJ Rossetter, and JC Gerdes ...
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