DESK-TOP REPETITIVE SOURCES OF POWERFUL ELECTRON-BEAMS, X-RAY AND MICROWAVES FOR LAB INVESTIGATIONS IN RADIATION-CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS AND BIOLOGY

We present results of the research and development work that has made it possible to create compact repetitive sources of high-power electro n beams, X-rays, and microwaves. Laboratory investigations require tha t specific parameters of the e-beam, X-rays, and microwaves be high. I t is energetically more advantageous to increase average power by usin g repetitive devices. The basic unit of such devices represents a RADA N303B high-voltage driver, which permits one to generate 4 ns accelera ting voltage pulses energizing vacuum diodes (direct-action accelerati ng tubes) based on cold explosive-emission cathodes.