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Electron gun emitting under high voltage, in particular for electron microscopy

US9048057B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2011
Grant dateJun 2, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/26
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A field-emission electron gun including an electron emission tip, an extractor anode, and a mechanism creating an electric-potential difference between the emission tip and the extractor anode. The emission tip includes a metal tip and an end cone produced by chemical vapor deposition on a nanofilament, the cone being aligned and welded onto the metal tip. The electron gun can be used for a transmission electron microscope.

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