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Electron source and electron gun

US11189453B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 26, 2018
Grant dateNov 30, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 26, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/0635
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electron source, including one or more tips, wherein at least one of the tips comprises one or more fixed emission sites, wherein at least one of the tips includes one or more fixed emission sites, wherein the emission sites includes a reaction product of metal atoms on a surface of the tip with gas molecules.

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