Kimball Physics Faraday Cup Detectors are stand-alone units with no moving parts that are intended to be mounted in the vacuum system. Most of these assemblies mount directly on the housing of electron guns for direct sampling of the beam and can be moved in and out of the beam path using pneumatic or mechanical actuators.
The Faraday Cups are available in various configurations and capabilities, with continuous input power ranges from 100 mW to 1250 watts, aperture sizes from 1 mm to 11.00 mm, with features and options including one or multiple grids and phosphor screens. Configurations are available to be either: 1) placed and mounted within the vacuum space (FC-66, FC-70, FC-71, FC-72) and then connected externally to the ammeter through a vacuum flange feedthrough, or 2) the Faraday Cup is integrated into an assembly mounted directly on the CF flange of the vacuum chamber (FC-73, FC-86).
The Kimball Physics Faraday Cup Detectors, connected to an ammeter, are used to collect and measure charged particle current, such as the beam emitted from an electron or ion gun. Most models are UHV compatible and fully bakeable.
To Learn More about our Faraday Cup Detectors, please see our Detectors- Faraday Cups Overview Document (PDF). Further information is also available in our online Learning Center about Faraday Cup Detectors.
