• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 51, Issue 2, 0212001 (2022)
Gangcheng JIAO1, Kaimin ZHANG2, Yijun ZHANG2、*, Xin GUO1, Feng SHI1, Hongchang CHENG1, Lei YAN1, and Jingjing ZHAN2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Science and Technology on Low-Light-Level Night Vision Laboratory,Xi'an 710065,China
  • 2School of Electronic and Optical Engineering,Nanjing University of Science and Technology,Nanjing 210094,China
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    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20225102.0212001 Cite this Article
    Gangcheng JIAO, Kaimin ZHANG, Yijun ZHANG, Xin GUO, Feng SHI, Hongchang CHENG, Lei YAN, Jingjing ZHAN. Effect of Improved 'yo-yo' Cs/O Alternate Activation Method on Stability of GaAs Photocathode[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2022, 51(2): 0212001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of Cs/O on-line activation setup of GaAs photocathodes
    Fig. 1. Schematic of Cs/O on-line activation setup of GaAs photocathodes
    Photocurrent change curves of GaAs photocathodes with different Cs/O activation methods
    Fig. 2. Photocurrent change curves of GaAs photocathodes with different Cs/O activation methods
    Decay photocurrent curves of GaAs photocathodes with different Cs/O activation methods
    Fig. 3. Decay photocurrent curves of GaAs photocathodes with different Cs/O activation methods
    Spectral response curves of GaAs photocathodes with different Cs/O activation methods before and after decay
    Fig. 4. Spectral response curves of GaAs photocathodes with different Cs/O activation methods before and after decay
    Components and partial pressure of residual gases at the initial moment of decay for GaAs photocathodes with different Cs/O activation methods
    Fig. 5. Components and partial pressure of residual gases at the initial moment of decay for GaAs photocathodes with different Cs/O activation methods
    Partial pressure variation curves of residual gases in the decay processes for GaAs photocathodes with different Cs/O activation methods
    Fig. 6. Partial pressure variation curves of residual gases in the decay processes for GaAs photocathodes with different Cs/O activation methods
    Variation of photocurrent with oxygen partial pressure for GaAs photocathodes with different Cs/O activation methods
    Fig. 7. Variation of photocurrent with oxygen partial pressure for GaAs photocathodes with different Cs/O activation methods
    ExperimentFirst peak time/minFirst peak photocurrent/μAAlternation timesAverage time per alternation/minFinal photocurrent/μATotal activation time/min
    124.83.95112.525.162
    225.24.02416.229.5111
    Table 1. Activation process parameters of GaAs photocathodes with different Cs/O activation methods
    Experimentc1/μAc2/(Pa·s)c3/s
    10.16921.733 8×1071.204 9×105
    20.24645.144 8×1071.546 1×105
    Table 2. Fitted parameters of decay curves of GaAs photocathodes with different Cs/O activation methods
    Mass numberExperiment 1Experiment 2
    a1(2)0.003 40.001 8
    a2(15)0.192 80.161 8
    a3(16)0.190 20.180 0
    a4(18)0.788 70.592 4
    a5(26)0.252 10.208 8
    a6(27)0.472 10.225 0
    a7(28)0.145 00.117 5
    a8(29)0.074 40.058 8
    a9(39)0.324 60.161 2
    a10(41)0.003 30.000 6
    a11(43)0.194 30.184 4
    a12(44)0.451 90.227 9
    Table 3. Weight factors of influence of different residual gas components on photocurrent decay of GaAs photocathodes
    Gangcheng JIAO, Kaimin ZHANG, Yijun ZHANG, Xin GUO, Feng SHI, Hongchang CHENG, Lei YAN, Jingjing ZHAN. Effect of Improved 'yo-yo' Cs/O Alternate Activation Method on Stability of GaAs Photocathode[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2022, 51(2): 0212001
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