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Electron beam apparatus and image forming apparatus

US5760538A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 1997
Grant dateJun 2, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2329/8655
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electron beam apparatus includes an electron source having an electron-emitting device, an electrode for controlling an electron beam emitted from the electron source, a target to be irradiated with an electron beam emitted from the electron source and a spacer arranged between the electron source and the electrode. The spacer has a semiconductor film on the surface thereof that is electrically connected to the electron source and the electrode.

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