The influence of magnetic field on the beam quality of relativistic electron beam long-range propagation in near-Earth environment

In recent years,it has been proposed to use satellite-mounted radio-frequency(RF)accelerators to produce high-current relativistic electron beams to complete debris removal tasks.However,when simulating the long-range propagation(km-range)process of the electron beam,it is difficult to directly use the particle-in-cell method to simultaneously consider the space charge effect of beam and the influence of the geomagnetic field.Owing to these limitations,in this paper,we proposed a simplified method.The ps-range electronic micropulses emitted by the RF accelerator were transmitted and fused to form a ns-range electron beam;then,combined with the improved moving window technology,the model was constructed to simulate the long-range propagation process of the relativistic electron beam in near-Earth environment.Finally,by setting the direction of movement of the beam to be parallel,perpendicular and at an inclination of 3°to the magnetic field,we analyzed and compared the effects of the applied magnetic fields in different directions on the quality of the beam during long-range propagation.The simulation results showed that the parallel state of the beam motion and magnetic fields should be achieved as much as possible to ensure the feasibility of the space debris removal.

Investigation of the diocotron instability of an infinitely wide sheet electron beam by using the macroscopic cold-fluid model theory

This paper investigates the diocotron instability of an infinitely wide relativistic sheet electron beam in conducting wMls propagating through a uniform magnetic field by using the macroscopic cold-fluid model theory. Assuming low- frequency perturbations with long axial wavelengths, the eigenvalue equation and the dispersion relation are acquired for a sheet electron beam with sharp boundary profile and uniform density. The results presented in this paper has developed the use of the macroscopic cold-fluid model theory by extending the parameter of the electron cyclotron frequency ωc to a wider usage range, which is restricted to be much larger than the plasma frequency ωp in the previous research work. Theoretical analyses and numerical calculations indicate that the transport of the sheet electron beam will be completely stabilized by augmenting the normalized beam thickness to a conductor gap larger than a threshold λb, which is greatly dependent on the parameter ωc/ωp. The larger ωc/ωp is, the smaller λb will be needed. Moreover, the system parameters, including the wave number kx of the perturbations and the relativistic mass factor γb, will also influence the growth rate of diocotron instability obviously.

Investigation of intense sheet electron beam transport using the macroscopic cold-fluid model and the single-particle orbit theory

The focusing and the stable transport of an intense elliptic sheet electron beam in a uniform magnetic field are investigated thoroughly by using the macroscopic cold-fluid model and the single-particle orbit theory.The results indicate that the envelopes and the tilted angles of the sheet electron beam obtained by the two theories are consistent.The single-particle orbit theory is more accurate due to its treatment of the space-charge fields in a rectangular drift tube.The macroscopic cold-fluid model describes the collective transport process in order to provide detailed information about the beam dynamics,such as beam shape,density,and velocity profile.The tilt of the elliptic sheet beam in a uniform magnetic field is carefully studied and demonstrated.The results presented in this paper provide two complete theories for systemically discussing the transport of the sheet beam and are useful for understanding and guiding the practical engineering design of electron optics systems in high power vacuum electronic devices.

The Propagation Characteristics of the Electron Beam with Initial Modulation

The propagation characteristics of the beam under various initial conditions are in-vestigated by means of PIC method.The influences of density modulation and velocity modulationon the propagation characteristics are discussed and compared.The results reveal that by chang-iug the amplitude of the two kinds of modulations and the phase difference between them,the

Research on microstructure and property of electron beam welding joints of titanium alloy sheets

This paper reports research into the microstructures and properties of electron beam welding （EBW） joints of a Ti alloy sheet. To control the TC4 sheet joint formation during electron beam welding is not an easy task. However, the electron beam current has a significant influence on joint formation and a good appearance of a T-joint can be obtained by increasing the heat input and using the electron beam scan method. It was found that all acicular martensite in the fusion zone （FZ） consisted primarily of α＇ phase titanium, with some β phase present. Grain coarsening occurred in the heat-affected zone （HAZ） due to transformation of the β phase. Butt joints possessed high strength, hardness of the fusion zone, and the heataffected zone of these joints performed better than that of the parent metal. The highest shear strength of T-joint was 615 MPa and the fracture mechanism was a gliding fracture.

Fabrication, microstructure and properties of electron beam-physical vapor deposited TiAl sheet and TiAl/Nb laminated composites

The TiAl-based alloys sheet with 150 mm×100 mm×0.4 mm and the TiAl/Nb laminated composites with 150 mm×100 mm×0.2 mm were fabricated by using electron beam-physical vapor deposition(EB-PVD) method, respectively. The microstructure and properties of the sheet were investigated by AFM, SEM and EDS. The results show that the TiAl based alloys sheet has a good surface quality, and its microstructure is columnar crystal. The component of the alloys indicates a regular and periodical gradient change which leads to the spontaneous delamination along the normal direction of substrate. In the TiAl/Nb laminated composites alternating overlaid by TiAl of 24 layers and Nb of 23 layers, the interface of each layer evenly distributed throughout the cross-section is transparent, and the interlayer spacing is about 8μm. The component of TiAl layers also changes regularly along the normal direction of substrate, but no delamination phenomenon is found. The TiAl/Nb laminated composites have better ductility than the TiAl-based alloys sheet.

Preparation of Ti-Al alloy sheet by electron beam physical vapor deposition

Ti-Al thin sheet with dimension of 450 mm×450 mm×0.2 mm was prepared by electron beam physical vapor deposition(EB-PVD) technology. The surface and cross-section pattern of as-deposited sample were studied by SEM and AFM,and then the composition and phase were analysed by XRD and EPMA. Finally,the effect on deposit by re-evaporation of Al was explored by calculating the ratio of re-evaporating capacity with depositing capacity of Al on the substrate. The results indicate that the evaporation process with Nb addition into the molten pool makes it earlier to reach the steady-state. The existing equiaxed crystal and columnar crystal along the cross-sectional may be caused by the transformation latent heat released during the transition course of atoms from gaseous state to solid state. The effect on deposit by re-evaporation of Al can be neglected because the re-evaporating capacity of Al is far below that of the depositing capacity.

Dual-Mode Terahertz Extended Interaction Oscillator Driven by a Pseudospark-Sourced Sheet Electron Beam

A terahertz dual-mode extended interaction oscillator (EIO) driven by a pseudospark-sourced sheet electron beam (SEB) was presented.The major advantages of the newly developed circuit include 1) high-density SEB interacting with the TM_(11) and TM_(31) modes,respectively,and 2) high output power of over 1 kW at the subterahertz frequency range.Two different types of 2π modes and their output characteristics were studied,and the circuit was optimized to ensure efficient outputs of two standing-wave modes.The three-dimensional (3D) particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation predicts the maximum output power of 1.3 kW with the 3-dB bandwidth of ~0.5 GHz at 303 GHz when operating at the TM_(11)mode,and 3.18 kW with the 3-dB bandwidth of ~0.85 GHz at 364 GHz when operating at the TM_(31)mode.

Macro-microscopic morphology and phase analysis of TiAl-based alloys sheet fabricated by EB-PVD method

TiAl-based alloys sheet with thickness of 0.3-0.4 mm as well as dimension of 150 mm×100 mm was fabricated successfully by using electron beam-physical vapor deposition(EB-PVD) method. The microscopic morphology and phase composition of specimens in various states were analyzed by atomic force microscope(AFM), scanning electron microscope(SEM) and X-ray diffractometer(XRD), respectively. The results indicate that the as-deposited TiAl-based alloys sheet has good surface quality and is composed of γ, α2 and τ phase. There is natural delamination inside the sheet, of which the microstructure is columnar crystal, and the component shows a gradient change along the normal direction of substrate. After the vacuum hot pressing treatment and subsequent homogenization treatment, the columnar crystal transforms into the coarse fully lamellar microstructure, the delamination phenomenon and τ phase disappear, α2 phase decreases obviously, and the composition tends to uniformization.

Microstructure and properties of Ni-based superalloy sheet prepared by EB-PVD

Large-scale Ni-based superalloy sheet was prepared by electron beam physical vapour deposition. Microstructures and micropores of as-deposited and heat treated superalloy sheets were studied by scanning electron microscope, atomic force microscope, and optical microscope. The results show that the as-deposited superalloy sheet is mainly composed of columnar grain, whose major axes are parallel to the normal line of the sheet. The average diameter of crystalline grains in minor axis direction is about 300nm. After heat treatment, the superalloy sheet consists of equiaxed grains, the nanopores with high interfacial energy gather and form fewer pores with larger size, and there is notable increase in toughness.

太赫兹带状注器件

带状注是指束流截面近似为矩形或椭圆形的电子注,且具有大的宽高比。相对于传统的圆形注,带状注具有很多优点,例如大电流和大互作用面积等。由于太赫兹波具有高频率、宽频带、高传输速率等优点,因此太赫兹科学与技术近年来发展迅速。作为一种新型的真空电子器件,太赫兹带状注器件在高功率、高增益、高效率及小型化方面具有良好的技术优势。但是,带状注在传输过程中易出现Diocotron不稳定性,难以保持长距离稳定的聚焦传输,从而导致带状注的技术优势难以发挥。本文综述了带状注的产生成形方式和聚焦传输方法,以及太赫兹带状注器件的研究进展,同时讨论了它所面临的挑战和未来的发展方向。

蒸发速率对硅衬底电子束蒸发钛薄膜性能的影响

采用电子束蒸发法在硅衬底表面制备Ti薄膜。采用原子力显微镜、四探针电阻测试仪和应力测试仪分析了在不同蒸发速率下所得Ti薄膜的表面粗糙度、方块电阻和残余应力。结果表明,随着蒸发速率从0.1 nm/s升高到1.0 nm/s,Ti薄膜的表面粗糙度和方块电阻逐渐降低。不同蒸发速率下所得Ti薄膜的残余应力均为压应力,并且随蒸发速率的升高而增大。

Downward current electron beams observed at the dipolarization front

The strong field-aligned pitch angle distribution of electrons is observed right at the dipolarization front (DF) before the arriving of a high speed flow when the four Cluster satellites are traveling in the magnetotail around 15 R E on July 22, 2001. The increased electron fluxes only last for a short time period at the DF, corresponding to just a few bouncing periods for 1 keV electrons. The field-aligned current contributed by these electrons agrees well with that calculated by the magnetic field observations by four satellites at the front. These electron streams are found in the energy range of 0.2-2 keV, peak around 1 keV. It is suggested that these downward current electrons may be originated near the aurora region by some kinds of potential structure. The occurrence of these electrons implies that the formation of the dipolarization front and the associated field-aligned current play an important role in the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling.

TA15钛合金电子束焊接接头不同区域的疲劳裂纹扩展行为研究

对TA15电子束焊接接头的熔凝区和热影响区的显微组织、硬度、疲劳裂纹扩展速率、以及疲劳断口形貌进行了研究。结果表明:熔凝区的显微组织主要为粗针状α′马氏体组织,热影响区组织为α′马氏体组织+条片状的α相和β相,由接近熔凝区组织向母材组织过渡。母材的硬度较低,熔凝区平均硬度最高,热影响区的硬度介于两者之间。疲劳裂纹扩展速率高低与其显微组织密切相关,含塑性较好的片状α相较多的热影响区比熔凝区有较高的裂纹扩展抗力。

TC4钛合金高真空电子束焊接工艺研究

对TC4钛合金薄板进行高真空电子束焊接,结合室温拉伸试验和硬度试验,研究了焊接接头的显微组织及性能。结果表明,焊缝和热影响区的组织内部均析出了针状的α＇马氏体,焊缝中心单位面积内析出的该相比热影响区较多。随着焊接速度的增大,接头抗拉强度和断面收缩率均先增大后减小。焊接接头的显微硬度分布为距离焊缝中心越远,硬度越小。焊缝的显微硬度比热影响区硬度平均高25~30 HV,热影响区的显微硬度比母材硬度平均高20~30HV。在电子束流为17 m A、聚焦电流为498 m A、焊接速度为1000 mm/min下焊接,焊接效果较好。

W波段带状注速调管电子光学及注波互作用系统

通过冷流模型理论对均匀场聚焦带状电子注的传输进行了研究,结果表明,通过增强聚焦磁场并提高电子注填充高度因子,可以有效降低Diocotron不稳定性并实现长距离的稳定传输.结合理论研究,对均匀场聚焦带状注电子光学系统进行了三维仿真设计与优化,利用自主开发的二维非线性注波互作用程序SBK2D,对W波段带状注速调管进行了初步分析,结果为输出峰值功率69 kW、效率24%、增益37dB、3dB带宽100 MHz.研制出的具有高机械对准精度的带状注速调管电子束管,带状注截面10 mm×0.5 mm,且在电子注电压20～82 kV,电流0.50～4.27A,长度100 mm的漂移通道内电子注传输直流通过率达到98%以上,高于之前在90 mm漂移通道内获得的95%的实验结果.

均匀场聚焦带状注速调管电子光学系统的研究

本文系统地阐述了均匀场聚焦带状电子注的传输理论,设计了柱面阴极皮尔斯电子枪,模拟显示轨迹的层流性较好;设计了产生均匀磁场的磁聚焦结构,在1 m长的距离内,成功地实现了X波段100 MW带状电子注的稳定传输,电子注通过率达到100%;同时设计了收集极新型结构,给出了电子注在收集极内的发散情况。

电子束物理气相沉积TiAl基合金薄板的物相及显微分析

采用电子束物理气相沉积(EB-PVD)技术,成功制备了尺寸为150mm×100mm的TiAl基合金薄板,并利用光学显微镜(OM)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)等测试手段,对真空退火或热压前后试样的显微形貌、物相组成等进行了分析。结果表明,蒸镀态TiAl基合金薄板由γ相、α2相和τ相组成,成分呈梯度变化,内部自然分层,显微组织结构为柱状晶;经1000℃,16h的真空退火处理后,柱状晶和τ相消失,α2相含量显著减少,成分趋于均匀化;而经1250℃,1h的真空热压处理后,材料致密度得到明显提高。TiAl基合金薄板经真空退火或热压处理前后,断裂方式由沿晶断裂转变为解理断裂和沿晶断裂的混合断裂方式。

V波段大功率带状注曲折波导行波管

利用曲折波导慢波结构和一个长宽比为3∶1的带状电子注作为注-波互作用电路,完成了对V波段大功率行波管互作用电路的设计。分析了带状电子注通道对高频特性的影响,并在综合考虑色散和耦合阻抗的情况下得到了优化的结构参数。建立了3维的V波段带状注曲折波导行波管的电路模型,并利用CST粒子工作室完成了注-波互作用的仿真研究。研究结果表明,当工作电压和电流分别为17kV和150mA时,带状注曲折波导行波管在58～62GHz时的饱和平均输出功率大于160W,增益大于34.7dB。

W波段带状注扩展互作用振荡器的粒子模拟

设计了一种工作在W波段的振荡器。采用宽高比值为2的薄矩形电子注降低空间电荷效应,周期耦合腔慢波线作为高频结构以增加功率容量,阶梯渐变矩形波导作为输出结构,使输出结构与高频结构匹配连接减少反射。利用三维PIC粒子模拟程序进行数值模拟,分析慢波结构的周期数及周期长度对输出功率、频率及效率的影响。结果表明:当阴极电压为13.0～16.1kV时,谐振腔能正常工作;谐振腔周期数为9,阴极电压为15.7kV时输出功率和转换效率最大,输出峰值功率大于1.9kW,平均功率为980 W,频率为91.6GHz,转换效率达25%,输出频率随谐振腔周期长度的减小而增大。