Yu, Zengqi, authorMeyer, Jack, authorRocca, Jorge J., authorCollins, George, authorAmerican Institute of Physics, publisher2007-01-032007-01-031982Yu, Zengqi, et al., Transverse Electron Guns for Plasma Excitation, Journal of Applied Physics 53, no. 7 (July 1982): 4704-4710.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/67477We report a plasma gun, which generates on a continuous basis, kilowatt electron beam discharges (e.g., 0.4 A at 4 kV) in an ambient pressure 0.1-1 Torr without differential pumping. Gun design characteristics, operating parameters, and measured beam profiles are given. Electron beam generation on a pulsed basis has also been studied. More than 100 A of beam current has been measured with a Faraday cup biased to - 100 V. A trapped electron beam scheme for achieving efficient deposition of the electron beam energy in a gas medium is described.born digitalarticleseng©1982 American Institute of Physics.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.Text