Abstract This paper mainly investigates plasma characterization on carbon fiber cathodes with and without cesium iodide (CsI) coating powered by a ～300 ns, ～200 kV accelerating pulse. It was found that the CsI layers can not only improve the diode voltage, but also maintain a stable perveance. This indicates a slowly changed diode gap or a low cathode plasma expansion velocity. By spectroscopic diagnostics, in the vicinity of the cathode surface the average plasma density and temperature were found to be ～3×1014 cm-3 and ～5 eV, respectively, for an electron current density of ～40 A/cm2. Furthermore, there exists a multicomponent plasma expansion toward the anode. The plasma expansion velocity, corresponding to the carbon and hydrogen ions, is estimated to be ～1.5 cm/μs. Most notably, Cs spectroscopic line was obtained only at the distance ≤ 0.5 mm from the cathode surface. Carbon and hydrogen ions are obtained up to the distance of 2.5 mm from the cathode surface. Cs ions almost remain at the vicinity of the cathode surface. These results show that the addition of CsI enables a slow cathode plasma expansion toward the anode, providing a positive prospect for developing long-pulse electron beam sources.
Received: 05 December 2008
Revised: 09 February 2009
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PACS:
52.70.-m
(Plasma diagnostic techniques and instrumentation)
(Magnetohydrodynamic generators and thermionic convertors; plasma diodes)
Fund: Project supported by the National
High Technology Research and
Development Program of China.
Cite this article:
Liu Lie(刘列), Li Li-Min(李立民) and , Xu Qi-Fu(徐启福), Chang Lei(苌磊), and Wen Jian-Chun(文建春) Plasma characterization on carbon fiber cathode by spectroscopic diagnostics 2009 Chin. Phys. B 18 3367
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