The invention discloses a
long pulse debugging method for a large-area thermionic
cathode ion source, and belongs to the technical field of thermionic
cathode ion sources, and the method comprises the steps: carrying out the air inlet vacuum debugging after the
ion source is assembled; the insulation and
voltage endurance capability is improved through cold high-
voltage exercise; turning off
high voltage, lighting a lamp filament, applying
arc voltage, and cleaning the cavity through arc chamber
plasma discharge; the extraction
voltage is gradually applied to perform beam extraction exercise, and
beam transmission is optimized through diversion coefficient scanning; and finally, the diversion coefficient is reduced, the pulse width is prolonged, and long-
pulse discharge debugging is realized. According to the method, a systematic debugging process from vacuum
verification, insulation and voltage resistance, cavity cleaning to beam extraction and
long pulse discharge is established, the stability and reliability of the
ion source can be effectively improved, the breakdown risk is reduced, and a technical basis is provided for long-term stable operation of a large-area
hot cathode ion source in the future.