Szapiro, B., authorMurray, C., authorRocca, Jorge J., authorAmerican Institute of Physics, publisher2007-01-032007-01-031989Murray, C., B. Szapiro, and J. J. Rocca, Electron Beam Generation by Electron Multiplication, Applied Physics Letters 54, no. 23 (5 June 1989): 2303-2305.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/67631We have demonstrated that intense pulsed electron beams can be created by multiplication of lower current electron streams impinging on a high electron yield target. A 17 A electron beam of 1 μs pulse width was generated from a 2.5 A beam bombarding an activated Ag-Mg target 2.5 cm in diameter.born digitalarticleseng©1989 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