US3034012A - Electron gun assemblies - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to electron gun assemblies particularly where large beam currents, of the order of 250 milliarnps or more, are required.
- the invention has applcation in the use of focused electron beams to produce intense localised heating of a bombared object.
- an electron gun assembly comprises a metal member having a slit, a ilamentary cathode wire extending longitudinally of the slit, and means for moving said wire into and out of the slit transversely to the surface of the member to control the magnitude of the electron emission.
- the cathode wire may extend between two posts each supported so as to be slidable in a direction extending transversely of the surface of the member.
- the posts may be mounted in holes in a block secured to said mem- Iber.
- FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the invention in section
- -FlG. 2 shows a view of the cathode unit.
- FIG. 1 there is shown therein an electron gun assembly comprising a cathode unit formed by a metal block l having lateral ns to facilitate cooling by air blast and which is capped by a metal member 2 in the form of a disc having a slit 3 in which is positioned a lamentary cathode wire 4 extending longitudinally of the slit.
- Block 1 can be constructed of brass and member 2 of copper. While block l is illustrated as being finned to facilitate air blast cooling, any other method of cooling could equally well be used, bearing in mind that the structure is at a high potential relative to earth.
- cathode wire 4 In order to control the magntiude of the electron emission from cathode wire 4 means are provided for moving the Wire into and out of the slit transversely to the surface of copper disc 2.
- the cathode wire is arranged to extend between two posts 5 and 6 which are mounted in holes in block 1 so as to be slidable in a direction extending transversely to the surface of member 2.
- the filament heater current is passed between the posts and they are each electrically insulated from block 1 by means of recessed 0 rings 7 and S which serve as spacers and vacuum seals. Rings 7 and 8 can conveniently be formed of neoprene The space above atent the rings may be oil-filled.
- Nuts 9 and 10 constructed of an insulating material such as Tufnol are screwedon to screw threads provided on the posts and are a sliding lit in counter-bores provided in block 1.
- the posts 5 and 6 are held relative to each other 'oy means of an insulating cross piece ll and the nuts 9 and 10.
- Cross piece ll can be formed from Bakelite.
- the posts may be moved axially by rotation of an insulated screw 1'2 which is threaded through cross head ll and bears against the top of modulator block l. Maximum electron current is obtained when filament 4 is positioned well forward in slit 3 and rotation of screw l2 to withdraw the lilament into the disc reduces the beam current.
- the assembly also includes a metal accelerating anode i3 positioned so as not to intercept any part of the electron beam, a Ibeam focusing coil i4 and beam deflecting coils 15.
- the anode structure is closely spaced from the cathode unit but is held insulated therefrom by means of a glass cylinder f6. lt will be appreciated that the guns would be operated in a vacuum enclosure.
- One advantage of such an electron gun assembly is that where more than one gun is used from the same power supply independent beam current control can be elfected by controlling the position of the cathode wire of each assembly without necessity for the adjustment of the filament current or the anode voltage of individual guns. Furthermore it is not necessary to match the lilament of each gun in the event of failure of one of them.
- An electron gun assembly comprising a hollow block, a metallic member having a slit capping one end of the block, a pair of posts extending within said block, a iilamentary cathode wire extending between said posts longitudinally of said slit, means for moving said posts in unison in a direction perpendicular to the surface of said metallic member so as to cause said wire to move into and out of said slit, whereby to control the electron emission, and external electrical connections to said posts to enable heating current to be passed through said wire.
- An electron gun assembly comprising a hollow block, a metallic member having a slit capping one end of the block, a pair of posts extending within said block perpendicularly to the surface of said metallic member, a lilamentary cathode wire detachably secured between said posts and extending longitudinally of said slit, meansfor moving said posts axially in unison so as to cause said wire to move into and out of said slit, whereby to control the electron emission, and external electrical connections to said posts to enable heating current to be passed through said wire.
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May 8, 1962 D. B. GAssoN 3,034,012
ELECTRON GUN AssEMBLIEs Filed oct. 14. 1959 477-0 PNE Y United Ltates This invention relates to electron gun assemblies particularly where large beam currents, of the order of 250 milliarnps or more, are required. The invention has applcation in the use of focused electron beams to produce intense localised heating of a bombared object.
According to the present invention an electron gun assembly comprises a metal member having a slit, a ilamentary cathode wire extending longitudinally of the slit, and means for moving said wire into and out of the slit transversely to the surface of the member to control the magnitude of the electron emission.
The cathode wire may extend between two posts each supported so as to be slidable in a direction extending transversely of the surface of the member. The posts may be mounted in holes in a block secured to said mem- Iber.
In order that the invention may -be more fully understood reference will now be made to the drawing accompanying this specilication, in which:
FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the invention in section; and
-FlG. 2 shows a view of the cathode unit.
Referring now to FIG. 1 there is shown therein an electron gun assembly comprising a cathode unit formed by a metal block l having lateral ns to facilitate cooling by air blast and which is capped by a metal member 2 in the form of a disc having a slit 3 in which is positioned a lamentary cathode wire 4 extending longitudinally of the slit. In FIG. 2 the cathode wire 4 and slit 3 are shown more clearly. Block 1 can be constructed of brass and member 2 of copper. While block l is illustrated as being finned to facilitate air blast cooling, any other method of cooling could equally well be used, bearing in mind that the structure is at a high potential relative to earth.
In order to control the magntiude of the electron emission from cathode wire 4 means are provided for moving the Wire into and out of the slit transversely to the surface of copper disc 2. To achieve this the cathode wire is arranged to extend between two posts 5 and 6 which are mounted in holes in block 1 so as to be slidable in a direction extending transversely to the surface of member 2. The filament heater current is passed between the posts and they are each electrically insulated from block 1 by means of recessed 0 rings 7 and S which serve as spacers and vacuum seals. Rings 7 and 8 can conveniently be formed of neoprene The space above atent the rings may be oil-filled. Nuts 9 and 10 constructed of an insulating material such as Tufnol are screwedon to screw threads provided on the posts and are a sliding lit in counter-bores provided in block 1. The posts 5 and 6 are held relative to each other 'oy means of an insulating cross piece ll and the nuts 9 and 10. Cross piece ll can be formed from Bakelite. The posts may be moved axially by rotation of an insulated screw 1'2 which is threaded through cross head ll and bears against the top of modulator block l. Maximum electron current is obtained when filament 4 is positioned well forward in slit 3 and rotation of screw l2 to withdraw the lilament into the disc reduces the beam current.
The assembly also includes a metal accelerating anode i3 positioned so as not to intercept any part of the electron beam, a Ibeam focusing coil i4 and beam deflecting coils 15. The anode structure is closely spaced from the cathode unit but is held insulated therefrom by means of a glass cylinder f6. lt will be appreciated that the guns would be operated in a vacuum enclosure.
One advantage of such an electron gun assembly is that where more than one gun is used from the same power supply independent beam current control can be elfected by controlling the position of the cathode wire of each assembly without necessity for the adjustment of the filament current or the anode voltage of individual guns. Furthermore it is not necessary to match the lilament of each gun in the event of failure of one of them.
What l claim is:
l. An electron gun assembly comprising a hollow block, a metallic member having a slit capping one end of the block, a pair of posts extending within said block, a iilamentary cathode wire extending between said posts longitudinally of said slit, means for moving said posts in unison in a direction perpendicular to the surface of said metallic member so as to cause said wire to move into and out of said slit, whereby to control the electron emission, and external electrical connections to said posts to enable heating current to be passed through said wire.
2. An electron gun assembly comprising a hollow block, a metallic member having a slit capping one end of the block, a pair of posts extending within said block perpendicularly to the surface of said metallic member, a lilamentary cathode wire detachably secured between said posts and extending longitudinally of said slit, meansfor moving said posts axially in unison so as to cause said wire to move into and out of said slit, whereby to control the electron emission, and external electrical connections to said posts to enable heating current to be passed through said wire.
Hillier Dec. 25, 1945 Poittevin May 20, 1952
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US3187216A (en) * | 1961-05-12 | 1965-06-01 | Welding Research Inc | Electron gun having a releasably clamped electron emitting element |
US3197665A (en) * | 1962-05-11 | 1965-07-27 | Rca Corp | Electron gun with positioner for emissive surface of cathode |
US3197669A (en) * | 1961-05-12 | 1965-07-27 | Welding Research Inc | Electron emitting element for electron gun |
US3205392A (en) * | 1960-04-01 | 1965-09-07 | Gen Electric | Brillouin beam forming apparatus |
US4079328A (en) * | 1976-09-21 | 1978-03-14 | Radiation Dynamics, Inc. | Area beam electron accelerator having plural discrete cathodes |
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US3205392A (en) * | 1960-04-01 | 1965-09-07 | Gen Electric | Brillouin beam forming apparatus |
US3187216A (en) * | 1961-05-12 | 1965-06-01 | Welding Research Inc | Electron gun having a releasably clamped electron emitting element |
US3197669A (en) * | 1961-05-12 | 1965-07-27 | Welding Research Inc | Electron emitting element for electron gun |
US3197665A (en) * | 1962-05-11 | 1965-07-27 | Rca Corp | Electron gun with positioner for emissive surface of cathode |
US4079328A (en) * | 1976-09-21 | 1978-03-14 | Radiation Dynamics, Inc. | Area beam electron accelerator having plural discrete cathodes |
CN102800544A (en) * | 2012-08-30 | 2012-11-28 | 电子科技大学 | Dual-anode magnetic control electronic gun with adjustable cathode |
CN102800544B (en) * | 2012-08-30 | 2015-02-25 | 电子科技大学 | Dual-anode magnetic control electronic gun with adjustable cathode |
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