Abstract:
For three types of the electron gun the brightness larger than Langmuir limit or the very high Emittance is obtained through a simulation. The first electron gun consists of a concave cathode and a convex anode, and for the gun with the cathode radius of Rc (mm) the emission current Ie (A) which give the brightness larger than Langmuir limit is in the range as, 0.733Rc−0.5≦Ie≦0.159Rc3+0.35. Rc≦2.5 mm, or 0.733Rc−0.5≦Ie≦0.255Rc3−1.17. Rc>2.5 mm. The second electron gun consist of a flat cathode and a convex anode, and for the gun with a distance between the cathode and the anode of Dac (mm) the emission current Ie (mA) which give the brightness larger than Langmuir limit or the very high Emittance is in the range as, 0.388/Dac−0.046≦Ie≦92.8/Dac+9.28, Dac≧3 mm, or 0.388/Dac−0.046≦Ie≦22/Dac+32.7, Dac 120 μm).
Abstract:
A cold-cathode electron source having an improved utilization efficiency of an electron beam and a simple structure. The cold-cathode electron source comprises a gate electrode (4) provided on a substrate (2) through an insulating layer (3) and an emitter (6) extending through the insulating layer (3) and the gate electrode (4) and disposed in an opening of the gate. During the emission of electrons from the emitter (6), the following relationships are satisfied: 10 [V/μm]≧(Va−Vg)/(Ha−Hg)≧Vg/Hg; and Vg/Hg [V/μm]≧Va×10−4×(9.7−1.3×1n(Hg))×(1000/Ha)0.5, where Ha [μm] is an anode-emitter distance, Va [V] is an anode-emitter voltage, Hg [μm] is a gate-emitter distance, and Vg [V] is a gate-emitter voltage.
Abstract:
A field emission electron source includes: a field emission array portion composed of an insulation layer with a plurality of apertures, which is formed on a substrate, an extraction electrode formed on the insulation layer, and a plurality of cathodes formed respectively on the substrate in the plurality of apertures; a cathode base for fixing the field emission array portion; and an electron lens portion composed of a plurality of electrode members having a function of accelerating and converging an electron beam emitted from the field emission array portion. An emission axis of the electron beam emitted from the field emission array portion has a predetermined angle with respect to an optical axis of the electron lens portion. Thus, the field emission array portion can be protected from impact caused by ions generated in the electron lens portion, thereby improving the life of a field emission electron source.
Abstract:
The purpose of the off-axis electron gun is to generate a beam of electrons and to deflect the beam onto the axis of a device which utilizes the beam. The off-axis electron gun includes an arcuate wire electron emitting source subtending an azimuthal angle of up to 125.degree., a non-intercepting azimuthally asymmetric focussing and deflecting electrode located at and around the electron source, and an anode plate with a beam exit hole. The non-intercepting electrode has an arcuate slot subtending a predetermined angle at a predetermined radius from the beam axis in which the arcuate wire electron source is mounted in electrical isolation from the electrode. The deflecting section of the electrode is azimuthally asymmetric in shape such that when selected voltages are applied between the wire source, the focussing and deflecting sections of the non-intercepting electrode and the anode, an electric field is produced which directs the electrons towards the axis, focusses the beam and deflects it onto the axis.
Abstract:
A gun for a linear-beam electron tube has a control grid for modulating the beam current which consists of an array of conductive web elements whose spacing from each other is much larger than their spacing from the concave emissive surface of the cathode. It was found that when this condition is met the grid can be operated at cathode potential while beam current is being drawn without distorting the electric accelerating field enough to ruin the focusing of the beam. Thus, when the grid is used to pulse the beam current on and off, it can have zero bias in the "on" condition, whereby the pulse modulator can be greatly simplified.
Abstract:
An apparatus for focusing electrons incorporates a cathode and an anode in which electrons are caused to flow along equipotential lines or surfaces that converge toward a common point at or near the anode with the end of the cathode facing the anode having a cavity and with a wire or conductor connected to the anode or an independent electron beam injected along the axis to establish a conducting path to the anode through the focal point of the electron flow pattern.
Abstract:
An electron gun structure having a main focusing lens including a unipotential electron lens and a bipotential electron lens, the unipotential and bipotential electron lenses serving as a single main electron lens having a larger effective aperture thereby greatly reducing aberration.
Abstract:
A gridded convergent flow electron gun employs a dimpled oxide coated thermionic cathode emitter facing a centrally apertured accelerating anode. A multiapertured control grid is interposed in the space between the dimpled oxide coated cathode and the anode for pulsing the electron beam. A multiapertured shadow grid is disposed overlaying the emitting surface of the cathode emitter with the apertures of the shadow grid being in alignment and in registration with the respective dimpled areas of the emitter and the corresponding apertures in the control grid for projecting a multiplicity of non-intercepting convergent flow beamlets through the individual holes in the control grid. The shadow grid is placed in nominal contact with the cathode emitter and is made of a material having essentially the same coefficient of thermal expansion as the cathode. In a preferred embodiment, the cathode includes a nickel base member and the shadow grid is made of nickel.
Abstract:
A vacuum tube for producing a wide high-uniformity beam of fast accelerated electrons. The tube comprises an evacuated enclosure provided with an electron transparent window and containing an elongated cathode, accelerator electrodes and a control electrode formed by sleeves electrically insulated from one another and brought to separately adjustable potentials.
Abstract:
A system wherein spherical aberration is reduced in an electronoptic device having post deflection acceleration by connecting the focusing electrode of an ''''einzel'''' type electrostatic electron lens to a unitary source of potentials at a potential more positive than the potential connected to the electrodes disposed on either side of the focusing electrode. In every case, the same supply above mentioned provides all the potentials necessary to operate the device.