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Photocathode

US6908355B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 2002
Grant dateJun 21, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J40/16
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electron-emitting photocathode includes a base and a large number of projecting elements such as microscopic wires projecting from a surface of the base. The photocathode has high quantum efficiency, and hence can be used as the emitting element in a sensitive phototube.

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