ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
The development and the test results of an electron-beam furnace for the later utilization in a microgravitational environment are reported. By just varying the deflection pattern by means of the electron-optical components two reference profiles, a gradient profile with a maximum slope of 220 K/cm, and a hot zone profile with a zone temperature of 1520 K could be established and maintained. A beam power of 550 W had to be applied to a sample made of massive Ta for the gradient profile, for creating a hot zone profile an input power of only 250 W onto a sample with a ceramic core was sufficient. A continuous pyrometric measurement system with a high local and time resolution has been realized. By temperature sensing of the sample with this system an intrinsic feature of electron-beam heating could be directly observed, the sharply localized energy deposition at the sample surface.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144239
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