%0 Journal Article %A Devyatkov, Vladimir N. %A Koval, Nikolay N. %A Grigoriev, S. V. %A Teresov, A. D. %D 2013 %I Begell House %K low-energy electron beam, plasma cathode, pulsed thermal treatment %N 2-3 %P 187-194 %R 10.1615/HighTempMatProc.2015013827 %T EQUIPMENT FOR PULSED THERMAL TREATMENT OF THE SURFACES OF MATERIALS BY A LOW-ENERGY ELECTRON BEAM %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/57d172397126f956,7e8735f8127053c6,757ae0ad5e9f4bf8.html %V 17 %X This paper describes the design of the equipment used for studying the treatment of the surfaces of metal specimens and presents the results of studies of a source that produces a low-energy high-current electron beam. An electron beam with a current of up to 300 A and pulse duration of 20−200 µs is generated in a gas-filled diode with a plasma cathode at a pulse repetition rate of 0.3−15 s−1 and at an accelerating voltage of up to 25 kV. The space-charge-compensated electron beam is transported in a longitudinal magnetic field for a distance of 20−30 cm to the region of its interaction with a solid. At a current density of up to 20 A/cm2, the beam power density proves to be sufficient for melting a metal surface by means of one or several pulses. %8 2015-07-02