The invention discloses a
cathode structure with a protective cover, which comprises a
cathode and a protective cover, and the
cathode and the protective cover are both made of a high-melting-point
metal material; and the protective cover is sleeved on the cathode and is used for restraining the movement direction of the electrons to face the reflecting
electrode and protecting the cathode to reduce
ion bombardment loss. The invention also discloses a lamp filament and cathode spacing control structure, which is applied to an
ion source and comprises a lamp filament, a support frame, a nut and the cathode structure with the protective cover, and one end of the cathode in the cathode structure is provided with a
pipe thread structure. The invention further discloses an
ion source which comprises an arc chamber cavity, a reflector and the clamping control structure. The reflecting
electrode is located at one end in the cavity, and the filament and cathode spacing control structure is located at the other end, opposite to the reflecting
electrode, in the arc chamber cavity and connected to the same potential with the reflecting electrode. The structure is simple and compact, the
beam density is larger, the service life is longer, and the performance is good in the aspect of low energy and the service life of the
ion source.