Abstract:
For high-voltage devices such as particle accelerators, novel geometries for a triple-junction at which an insulator, an anode and a vacuum meet are disclosed. A singularity in the electric field at the triple-junction is eliminated, reducing dielectric flashover and allowing the devices to operate at higher voltages without breakdown. In one aspect, such a device includes a cathode, an anode having an anode surface exposed to a vacuum, and a dielectric body disposed between the cathode and anode, the dielectric body having a dielectric surface that is exposed to the vacuum, wherein the dielectric surface and the anode surface approach each other such that an angle measured across the vacuum between the dielectric surface and the anode surface decreases with decreasing distance between the dielectric surface and the anode surface until the dielectric surface and the anode surface meet and are parallel.
Abstract:
The output power of a magnetically focused thermionic electron tube is varied by altering the strength of the magnetic focusing field. In one embodiment, the output power of an oscillator using a magnetically focused triode may be reduced over a wide range by reducing the focusing field without any detrimental increase of intercepted beam current. The field is reduced by use of a magnetic shunt across the pole pieces of a permanent magnet used for focusing, the shunt being moved mechanically toward or away from the pole pieces. The device may also be used to control gate current in a gate controlled tube.
Abstract:
An electron discharge device of the magnetic beam type which employs magnetic field extending means enabling the device to be provided with air-cooling features while reducing the magnetic gap.