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Direct heating cathode and a process for manufacturing same

US4577134A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 1982
Grant dateMar 18, 1986
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J1/14
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a direct heating thermo-electronic emission cathode comprising a pyrolytic graphite support and an emissive coating formed of a mixture of tungsten and lanthanum oxide, the tungsten being transformed in its surface part into tungsten hermicarbide.

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