A special 100nm thick window allows 25 KeV electrons to pass from a vacuum tube to the atmosphere where they hit a fluorescent screen -- a CRT in air!
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Shooting an electron beam through air
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Hey Ben, what a great project, I wanted to know what difference does the distance from filament to the anode makes. As far as emission current or voltage requirement. This is also useful for my other electron gun projects. I really wanna know the science behind the cathode to anode distance. Also would it be bad to have a higher emission current. I got mine up to 1.5ma and got a much brighter spot, but is there any downside to that’s?
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In theory, the distance from the filament and the anode doesn't make any difference because the electrons emitted from the filament are accelerated through the same potential different and will have the same energy. Practically, they angle of emission through the anode hole will be affected by the distance (you can use the visible incandesent light from the filament to estimate the shape of the electron beam through the anode). Also, at poor vacuums, a larger distance will cause the electron beam to become degraded and scattered. Also, a too-short distance -- depending on how the anode is mounted and vacuum quality may cause arcing. 1.5mA emission should be OK. Take a look at X-ray tube filaments to get an idea of how thick they should be be if you want to emit 10's or 100's of mA. Also, be aware of X-rays if you are accelerating above 10KV!
DeleteFirstly nice video as always ,I always wondered if electron beams could survive in open air.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, could you send me an email at thanosg700@gmail.com ? Or give me your email? I would like to buy any broken/new superconductor.I am running a big project right now...
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