This is Part B of the Thesis. / <p> The design and performance of a flat emitting ring on-axis electron gun suitable for use in a small reflected beam accelerator was investigated. The design constraints include a low emittance (approximately 5π cm mrad), and a small beam size with a focus approximately 13 cm from the emitting surface.</p> <p> A suitable geometry was determined theoretically and was tested with a dispenser cathode. A beam with a focus at 12.7 ± 1 cm and an emittance of approximately 7π cm mrad was obtained. However, the dispenser cathode response time to heater current changes is too large for the required gun current control.</p> <p> Experiments were done to study the mechanical and thermal properties of flat emitting foil rings, since a directly heated foil has a fast response time. Two foils were tested: 1.27 x 10^-3 cm thick tungsten and 4.57 x 10^-4 cm thick tantalum. The present simple design requires impractically thin foils (≤ 0.25 microns thick) to reach emission temperatures at feasible heater currents.</p> / Thesis / Master of Engineering (MEngr)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/18016 |
| Date | 09 1900 |
| Creators | Harvey, Stanley Brooks |
| Contributors | Hutcheon, R. M., Engineering Physics |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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