MEGA (Mini Electron Gun Accelerator)
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Description
The solvated electron is known to be highly reducing. In our research we focus on producing solvated electrons by glow discharge electrolysis. To be able to conduct further fundamental studies a source of known energy and charge is required.An electrostatic, linear electron accelerator with a bending magnet for electron energy selection was selected for this purpous. The electrons are produced by room temperature field emision and accelerated by an electrical field of about 100kV. The video below gives an overview of the system.
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The final objective of the electron accelerator under development is to be able to bombard an electrolytic solution with a beam with an energy of a few 10-100eV. Reaction kinetics of the electron with ions in the electrolyte will be studied using a dual band flow cell.
The animation below, made by the capstone team using SolidWorks 2011 and Cinema 4D, gives an overview of the system.
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