Visualization of a pseudospark-sourced electron beam

Bowes, David and Yin, Huabi and He, Wenlong and Ronald, Kevin and Phelps, Alan and Chen, Defeng and Zhang, Peng and Chen, Xiaodong and Li, Daohui and Cross, Adrian W. (2014) Visualization of a pseudospark-sourced electron beam. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 42 (10). pp. 2826-2827. ISSN 0093-3813 (https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2014.2300691)

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Abstract

A pseudospark (PS)-sourced electron beam of 3-mm diameter has been experimentally investigated. Emission of X-rays was detected during a PS discharge and clear X-ray images were formed using the PS-sourced electron beam impacting on a 0.1-mm-thick molybdenum target at an applied voltage of 46 kV. Using a phosphor-coated scintillator, the beam's cross-sectional profile and surrounding ion channel were also observed. These results confirm the presence of an electron beam.