Numerical Modeling of Electron Beams in a Source with a Plasma Cathode and Their Transport in a Magnetic Field

The formation of electron beams and their transport in a mirror-type guiding magnetic field are modeled numerically for two types of an experimental electro-optical system in the accelerating diode of an electron source with a plasma low-pressure arc-discharge emitter. The observed behavior of currents is interpreted and the limiting values of currents transported in the system are obtained.