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Thermionic cathode for electron tubes and method for the manufacture thereof

US5828165A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 1997
Grant dateOct 27, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2017

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

Abstract

Disclosed is a thermionic cathode for electron tubes comprising a material that has a substrate, a compound of an element forming an emitting monolayer, chosen from among the rare earth zirconates, rare earth hafnates, rare earth aluminates and rare earth berylates, and a reducing agent which, at the working temperature of the cathode, reacts with the compound releasing the element that forms the monolayer. Application in particular to electron grid tubes. FIG. 1.

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