No need to rotate the workpiece or move the electron gun/laser during the treatment or use a magnetic field to focalize the electron gun. It also offers lower emitter wear and maintenance.

With electron beam welders, the higher the acceleration energy of the electron guns, the greater the extent ... Center/ Department of Industrial Laser Technology, and Pukyong National University.

The main platform showcases an electron gun, encased within a glass jar that is further encased within a metal mesh to prevent the glass from spreading too far in the event of an implosion.

The new instrument, a JEOL JXA-8230 equipped with LaB6 electron gun, was installed in March 2016, and has been fully operational and open to internal and external users since September 2016.