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Field emission electron gun system

US4945247A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 1989
Grant dateJul 31, 1990
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/073
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a field emission electron gun system with a multi-stage acceleration tube comprising a field emission electron source, a field emission electrode for extracting the electrons, a magnetic lens having a magnetic gap between the field emission electron source and the field emission electrode or a magnetic lens having a magnetic pole which also serves as the field emission electrode, and at least two-stages of acceleration electrodes for accelerating the electrons, a magnetization current I for the magnetic lens is changed interlocking with a field emission voltage V.sub.1 applied between the field emission electron source and the field emission electrode so that IN/.sqroot.V.sub.1 (N: the number of windings of the magnetic lens) takes a predetermined value and a first acceleration voltage V.sub.2 applied between the field emission electron source and the first-stage acceleration electrode is changed interlocking with the field emission voltage V.sub.1 so that V.sub.2 /V.sub.1 takes a predetermined value.

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