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Electron source operating method

US11430625B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 2018
Grant dateAug 30, 2022
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/06341
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electron source operating method, the electron source including at least one emission site fixed on a tip, the emission site being a reaction product formed by metal atoms of a surface of the tip and gas molecules under an electric field, and the operating method comprises emitting electrons by controlling operating parameters of the electron source.

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