Investigation of the erosion drop fraction for liquid-metal explosive-emission cathodes

被引:6
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作者
Popov, SA [1 ]
Proskurovsky, DI [1 ]
Batrakov, AV [1 ]
机构
[1] Russian Acad Sci, Inst High Current Elect, Tomsk 634055, Russia
关键词
drop fraction; explosive electron emission; liquid-metal cathode erosion;
D O I
10.1109/27.782249
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The velocity spectrum of drops emitted by a liquid-metal explosive-emission cathode has been investigated. A relation between the sizes of the drops and their maximum velocities has been found for the velocity range 10(3)-8 x 10(4) cm/s. The relation obtained supports the earlier established mechanism for the emission of drops under the action of high pressures developing in explosive emission centers. The possibilities of an additional acceleration of drops due to the explosion of necks formed on breaking the drops off the cathode surface and at the expense of the kinetic energy of the ions of the expanding cathode plasma have been discussed.
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页码:851 / 857
页数:7
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