Space-charge modulation in vacuum microdiodes at THz frequencies

Details Space-charge modulation in vacuum microdiodes at THz frequencies Space-charge modulation in vacuum microdiodes at THz frequencies

2010-02-12

arxiv.org/abs/1002.2659v1

Physics

Plasma Physics

4 pages, 5 figures

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We investigate the dynamics of a space-charge limited, photoinjected, electron beam in a microscopic vacuum diode. Due to the small nature of the system it is possible to conduct high-resolution simulations where the number of simulated particles is equal to the number of electrons within the system. In a series of simulations of molecular dynamics type, where electrons are treated as point-charges, we address and analyze space-charge effects in a $\mu$m-scale vacuum diode. We have been able to reproduce breakup of a single pulse injected with a current density beyond the Child-Langmuir limit, and we find that continuous injection of current into the diode gap results in a well defined train of electron bunches corresponding to THz frequency. A simple analytical explanation of this behavior is given.

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