Abstract: Disclosed is a pulsed electron beam gun for generating a high current, short duration pulse which is received by a pulse detection circuit. The gun has a gated electron beam emitting area, a beam deflection and sweeping area and a beam pulse detector. Magnetic collimating means having lines of force along an axis in the direction of the electron beam surrounds the aforementioned structure. The magnetic collimating means intensifies the density and strength of the electron beam once it is emitted from its source of emission and is gated through the electron gate. A conventional pulse source delivers a low voltage pulse and a delayed pulse. The internal impedance of the pulse source is matched at the location of the electron gun where the pulses are applied to the electron gun components. The first pulse, at the beam gate, causes a short burst of electrons to be emitted.