Author: Carranza, N.S.
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MOP141 Design, Fabrication and Characterization of a Micron-scale Electron Source Based on Field Enhanced Pyroelectric Crystals 352
 
  • H. Badakov, J.M. Allen, N.S. Carranza, G. Travish, J. Zhou
    UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
  • E.R. Arab
    PBPL, Los Angeles, USA
  • R.B. Yoder
    Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York, USA
 
  As a part of the Micro-Accelerator Platform (MAP) project, an electron source with a sub-micron size emitter is required. It is also desired that the source produces electrons with energies above the structure's minimum capture energy (about 25 keV) without the use of an external power supply. Field enhanced emission backed by field generation in pyroelectric crystals has been explored for this application. Here we present experimental progress towards characterization of electron, and x-ray emission. Purpose built diagnostics and specialized test assembly for optimized heat transmission are discussed.