Electron gun for generation of subnanosecond electron packets at very high repetition rate

Abstract

In order to create and study trapped particle modes in a plasma column, we have designed an electron gun which delivers packets with a duration shorter than 1 nsec at energies of about 100 eV, and with a repetition frequency of several hundred megahertz. This gun is made with parts of a classical disk‐sealed microwave triode. This paper describes the gun itself and the pulse generator used to modulate it. Some results concerning trapped particle modes are shown in conclusion.