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- Title
Exploring the Potential of a Thermionic LaB<sub>6</sub> Virtual Source Mode Electron Gun for a High Angular Current Density and a Narrow Energy Distribution.
- Authors
Lee, Ha Rim; Hwang, Junhyeok; Ogawa, Takashi; Kim, Jisoo; Lee, Jeong-Woong; Jung, Haewon; Yun, Dal-Jae; Lee, Sangsun; Park, In-Yong
- Abstract
To date, lanthanum hexaboride (LaB6) thermionic electron sources have not been able fully to capitalize on their inherent potential, resulting in an ambiguous position within the application area. Although they exhibit higher brightness compared with a tungsten filament source, they still fall short of the performance of Schottky electron sources. This study aims to explore the capabilities of the LaB6 electron source under different operating conditions to bridge the gap, ultimately to realize its untapped potential. Simulations in virtual source mode indicated enhanced beam brightness and a reduced beam half-angle with an increase the extraction voltage, promising up to tenfold times higher beam brightness compared with the crossover mode. The energy distribution measured using a prelens retarding field energy analyzer revealed an energy distribution of 0.55 eV and a high angular current density of 33 mA/sr in the virtual source mode. Therefore, the virtual source mode of LaB6 can provide a narrow energy distribution akin to that of a ZrO/W Schottky electron gun (1600 K) while having an angular current density over 2,000 times higher. In addition, the stability of the virtual source mode is ±0.022%, while that of the crossover mode is ±0.138%.
- Subjects
ELECTRON sources; ELECTRON gun; ENERGY density; LANTHANUM; CURRENT density (Electromagnetism); TUNGSTEN
- Publication
Microscopy & Microanalysis, 2023, Vol 29, Issue 6, p2004
- ISSN
1431-9276
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/micmic/ozad122