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Electron gun with a photocathode for electron-beamcontrolled lasers

E. P. Glotov, A. G. Degtyarev, V. B. Rozanov, Yu. P. Sviridenko


Abstract: An investigation was made of the possibility of using a photocathode and a pulsed light source in an electron gun to generate a high-current electron beam of large cross section and a uniform distribution of the current density. A gun of this kind could also have facilities for controlling the duration and shape of the electron pulses and for controlling the current density while keeping the gun voltage constant. A photoemission current of ~20A/cm² density was obtained from a magnesium photocathode. A gun of this kind which was found to be suitable for electron-beam-controlled lasers was demonstrated.

UDC: 537.533

PACS: 85.60.Dw, 42.60.-v

Received: 08.01.1976

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1976, 6:10, 1186–1189