Microsecond-pulse insulation and intense ion beam generation in a magnetically insulated vacuum diode
- 15 February 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 30 (4), 182-185
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.89343
Abstract
The insulation and ion generation characteristics of coaxial magnetically insulated diodes were tested using microsecond voltage pulses from a Marx generator with magnetic fields ranging up to 20 kG, voltages of 150–300 kV, and gap widths of 0.3–0.9 cm. Voltage standoff was observed for up to 4 μsec when using graphite or metallic electrodes. With plasma‐producing nylon filament anodes, high‐energy ion beam pulse lengths of up to 2 μsec and total charge generation densities of up to 7.5 μA sec/cm2 were obtained.Keywords
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