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Mounting of a cold cathode directly to a vacuum chamber wall

US4801839A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 1986
Grant dateJan 31, 1989
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S3/038
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cold cathode for generating an abnormal glow discharge electron beam within a vacuum chamber is mounted to a wall of the vacuum chamber such that only the emitting front face of the cold cathode, itself electrically insulated from the vacuum chamber wall by a narrow gap therebetween, is located inside the vacuum chamber, while the remainder of the cold cathode is located outside the vacuum chamber.

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