# Trying to optimise lens setup # Va = 200 V # If = 1.22 A # Vd = 0.00 V # Vv = 17.38 V # Start at 13:11 # Vf = -50.7 # Vi Ie Is Vf 0.00 6.4 0.0000 -50.7 1.01 6.4 0.0003 -50.7 2.00 6.4 0.0007 -50.7 3.00 6.4 0.0020 -50.7 3.52 6.4 0.0022 -50.7 4.02 6.5 0.0030 -50.7 4.54 6.4 0.0038 -50.7 5.01 6.5 0.0040 -50.7 6.00 6.5 0.0047 -50.7 7.00 6.5 0.0057 -50.7 7.98 6.5 0.0060 -50.7 9.04 6.5 0.0062 -50.7 10.05 6.6 0.0075 -50.7 11.02 6.6 0.0080 -50.7 12.00 6.6 0.0087 -50.7 13.03 6.6 0.0098 -50.7 14.01 6.6 0.0104 -50.7 15.04 6.7 0.0122 -50.7 16.00 6.7 0.0128 -50.7 17.20 6.7 0.0130 -50.7 # Vf = -40.0 # Vi Ie Is Vf 0.00 6.2 0.0000 -40.0 1.00 6.3 0.0002 -40.0 2.00 6.3 0.0004 -40.0 2.50 6.3 0.0018 -40.0 3.00 6.3 0.0033 -40.0 3.51 6.4 0.0041 -40.0 4.02 6.3 0.0050 -40.0 4.50 6.4 0.0060 -40.0 5.01 6.4 0.0063 -40.0 6.01 6.4 0.0082 -40.0 7.01 6.4 0.0100 -40.0 8.00 6.4 0.0112 -40.0 9.02 6.5 0.0120 -40.0 10.02 6.5 0.0128 -40.0 11.05 6.5 0.0140 -40.0 11.99 6.5 0.0150 -40.0 13.00 6.6 0.0164 -40.0 14.00 6.6 0.0182 -40.0 15.00 6.6 0.0202 -40.0 16.00 6.6 0.0222 -40.0 17.20 6.7 0.0230 -40.0 # Vf = -30.0 # Vi Ie Is Vf 0.00 6.2 0.0000 -30.0 1.01 6.2 0.0002 -30.0 2.02 6.2 0.0010 -30.0 2.50 6.2 0.0023 -30.0 3.00 6.2 0.0042 -30.0 3.49 6.3 0.0062 -30.0 4.01 6.3 0.0080 -30.0 4.49 6.3 0.0092 -30.0 5.01 6.3 0.0105 -30.0 6.00 6.3 0.0132 -30.0 7.03 6.3 0.0158 -30.0 8.03 6.3 0.0178 -30.0 9.01 6.4 0.0190 -30.0 10.03 6.4 0.0202 -30.0 11.00 6.4 0.0221 -30.0 11.99 6.4 0.0242 -30.0 13.02 6.5 0.0270 -30.0 14.00 6.5 0.0298 -30.0 15.03 6.5 0.0330 -30.0 16.00 6.5 0.0358 -30.0 17.20 6.5 0.0375 -30.0 # Vf = -20.0 # Vi Ie Is Vf 0.00 6.1 0.0000 -20.0 1.02 6.1 0.0001 -20.0 2.00 6.2 0.0010 -20.0 2.50 6.2 0.0035 -20.0 3.03 6.2 0.0062 -20.0 3.50 6.2 0.0088 -20.0 4.00 6.2 0.0118 -20.0 4.50 6.2 0.0138 -20.0 5.00 6.2 0.0153 -20.0 6.00 6.2 0.0198 -20.0 7.00 6.3 0.0238 -20.0 8.01 6.3 0.0262 -20.0 9.01 6.3 0.0290 -20.0 10.00 6.4 0.0318 -20.0 11.00 6.3 0.0340 -20.0 12.04 6.4 0.0368 -20.0 13.00 6.4 0.0400 -20.0 14.00 6.4 0.0440 -20.0 15.08 6.4 0.0492 -20.0 16.00 6.4 0.0537 -20.0 17.20 6.5 0.0562 -20.0 # Vf = -10.0 # Vi Ie Is Vf 0.00 6.1 0.0000 -10.0 1.02 6.1 0.0000 -10.0 2.00 6.1 0.0000 -10.0 2.50 6.2 0.0002 -10.0 3.00 6.1 0.0003 -10.0 3.50 6.2 0.0008 -10.0 4.02 6.2 0.0012 -10.0 4.50 6.2 0.0028 -10.0 5.02 6.2 0.0050 -10.0 6.04 6.2 0.0074 -10.0 7.00 6.2 0.0091 -10.0 8.00 6.2 0.0118 -10.0 9.02 6.3 0.0138 -10.0 10.06 6.3 0.0160 -10.0 11.01 6.3 0.0183 -10.0 11.99 6.3 0.0200 -10.0 13.01 6.4 0.0210 -10.0 14.02 6.4 0.0221 -10.0 15.05 6.4 0.0236 -10.0 16.04 6.4 0.0242 -10.0 17.21 6.4 0.0258 -10.0 # Vf = 0.0 # Vi Ie Is Vf 0.00 6.0 0.0000 0.0 1.01 6.0 0.0001 0.0 2.00 6.1 0.0001 0.0 2.50 6.1 0.0001 0.0 3.00 6.1 0.0001 0.0 3.99 6.1 0.0001 0.0 4.58 6.1 0.0008 0.0 5.03 6.1 0.0018 0.0 6.01 6.1 0.0038 0.0 7.01 6.2 0.0050 0.0 8.00 6.2 0.0062 0.0 9.04 6.2 0.0080 0.0 10.01 6.2 0.0098 0.0 11.02 6.2 0.0122 0.0 12.02 6.3 0.0143 0.0 13.01 6.3 0.0160 0.0 14.01 6.3 0.0162 0.0 15.01 6.3 0.0170 0.0 16.00 6.3 0.0178 0.0 17.21 6.4 0.0182 0.0 # Stop 14:05 # Conclusions: # From plot, it seems that Vf = -20.0 = 0.1 Va is optimal # Will adjust slightly. # The dependence of Ie (emission current) on Vi suggests there is current flowing through electrodes. # Suspect the Venault (Vv), as it is significantly high and close to the electrode. # Possibly also Va # Hopefully, it is the ratio of Vf/Va that matters, so I do not need to repeat all this if I change Va and/or Vv (!)