Abstract:
La cathode selon l'invention est constituée d'une matrice frittée (1 ) et d'un filament chauffant (4), la dite matrice étant faite d'un mélange (2) de poudres de tungstène et d'un autre métal réfractaire à haut travail de sortie et recouverte d'un film (3) de métal réfractaire à haut travail de sortie.
Abstract:
The purpose of the present invention, relating to lanthanide boride, which is known as a low work function material, is to provide a novel low work function material with low chemical reactivity, in particular a low work function material of which the material surface, after being exposed to atmospheric gases, can be cleaned at a heating temperature lower than in the prior art. The present invention is a laminate containing a lanthanide boride film formed on a substrate, the surface of said film being covered by a thin film, wherein the thin film is a monatomic layer of a hexagonal boron nitride thin film.
Abstract:
An x-ray tube cathode assembly (28) includes a support arm (36) comprising a first metal. A ceramic insulator (70, 82) has a first metalized surface (72, 86) wherein the metalized surfaces comprise a desired amount of the first metal. A first member of filler material (90) is in contact with the support arm (36) and the first metalized surface (72, 86) of the ceramic insulator (70, 82), the first member of filler material comprising at least a second metal (96a, 96b) wherein a first alloy system (Fig. 5) comprising the first and second metals includes an alloy minimum point percentage composition (P) of the first and second metals having a first alloy system minimum melting point (M) for the alloy minimum point percentage composition that is lower than both of the melting point of the first metal and second metal. A bonding region resulting from heating the cathode assembly causing diffusion bonding to proceed, the bonding region has a layer of alloy comprising the minimum point percentage composition (P) and the heating of the cathode assembly continues to a bonding temperature of at least the first alloy system minimum melting point (M) and holding at that temperature for a desired period of time.
Abstract:
A thermionic electron emitter (1) is proposed comprising an emitter part (2) with a substantially flat electron emission surface (3) and a bordering surface (5) adjacent thereto. In order to better absorb main stress loads (L) induced by external forces, the emitter part is provided with an anisotropic polycrystalline material having a crystal grain structure of elongated interlocked grains the longitudinal direction (G) of which is oriented substantially perpendicular to the direction (L) of the main stress loads occurring under normal operating conditions.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a gas discharge lamp (1) system and to a method for manufacturing an electrode (3) of a gas discharge lamp. According to the invention, at least one electrode (3) of the gas discharge lamp (1) is designed as a heat pipe. This provides for a very efficient and easy to use possibility of cooling the electrode (3).
Abstract:
An electron emitter is produced by applying a work function lowering material that does not require an extensive heating step before the material will function to lower the work function. By eliminating the extensive heating step, a small radius, highly tapered emitter tip will retain its shape to consistently produce a high angular intensity at a reasonable output power level.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a discharge lamp comprising a sealed transparent bulb accommodating two electrodes, wherein at least one of said electrodes has at least a porous portion comprising first particles with a first mean particle size (µ1) defined by a first particle size distribution (11) and second particles (20) with a second mean particle size (µ2) defined by a second particle size distribution (21). The first mean particle size (µ1) is smaller than said second mean particle size (µ2). Consequently, an electrode portion with a higher porosity and a longer lifetime is obtained.
Abstract:
In a discharge lamp manufacturing method according to which a pair of electrodes is formed by fusion cutting a predetermined part of a tungsten rod (16) disposed within a sealed arc space, the fusion cutting of tungsten rod (16) for forming a pair of electrodes is executed with the entire arc-tube part heated to a temperature at which at least an arc material that includes mercury (118) enclosed within the arc tube evaporates. This allows for the arc material within the arc space to evaporate sufficiently, and for the adhesion, to the inner wall of the arc tube, of tungsten electrode material that evaporates due to the fusion cutting by laser beam to be suppressed.
Abstract:
A tungsten wire containing 1-10 mass% of rhenium, characterized in that the point showing 2% expansion of a heated tungsten wire having a diameter of x µm and heated by application of a current of which the ratio to the fusing current (FC) of the tungsten wire of x µm diameter is y% is within the quadrilateral defined by connecting point (20, 75), point (20, 87), point (90, 75), and point (90, 58) by straight lines in a semilogarithmic coordinate system in which point (x, y) is shown, of which the horizontal axis is marked with a logarithmic scale of diameter x, and of which the vertical axis is marked with an ordinary scale of the ratio y to the fusing current. The tungsten wire expands greatly even under high-temperature condition, exhibits excellent durability when used as a constituent material of, e.g., a cathode heater and can be produced efficiently.