Double pulse experiment with a velvet cathode on the ATA injector [report]

G. Westenskow, G. Caporaso, Y. Chen, T. Houck, S. Sampayan
1995 unpublished
Double pulse transport experiments were conducted on the front end of the ATA accelerator to obtain data on the capability of a velvet cloth cathode to produce two successive pulses. Pulses of approximately 3 kA were extracted from the cathode with interpulse spacings varying from 150 ns to 2.8 µs using an anode-cathode voltage of about 1 MV. Analysis of the current and voltage waveform data from the injector indicate that the effects of cathode plasma on the second pulse of a two-pulse burst is minimal.
doi:10.2172/113972 fatcat:u22p236z5jfq7pcq7neqegxucm