Abstract
An investigation was made of the formation of beams of fast electrons in different gases at pressures of from 0.01 to 100 kPa. Plots were made of the dependences of the electron beam currents Ie on the gas pressure p for different electric field strengths E. The dependences Ie=f(p) for air were found to intersect the similar dependences for other gases (helium, nitrogen, neon, and argon) at a pressure of p=10.6 kPa and for E=2.3·105 V·cm−1. This fact is explained by the influence of the oxygen ions and atoms on the electron beam formation process. Another experimental result, the appearance of a minimum in the dependences Ie=f(p) for all gases, is explained by defocusing of the electron beam, the appearance of a reverse current, and magnetic neutralization of the beam. Electron beams were obtained having a pulse duration of 15–20 nsec and a current of 105-106 A/m2 per unit cathode area.
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