摘要:
An ignitron device is provided in which a permanent annular magnet (4) at least partly surrounds the region between the ignitron anode (3) and the surface of a mercury pool (2) connected to the cathode terminal, the magnet being effective to create an axial magnetic field in the aforementioned region which tends to constrain the discharge arc of the device towards the centre of the pool and away from the envelope walls of the device.
摘要:
A coupled cavity TWT comprises a hollow copper tube 1 having a plurality of transverse walls 2 of iron which define cavities 3. The walls 2 each include an aperture 4 on the longitudinal axis of the tube 1 through which an electron beam passes during operation of the TWT. Any energy dissipated by electrons colliding with the surfaces of the apertures 4 is conducted as heat away from the walls 2 along , thermal conduction paths including copper elongate members 7.
摘要:
Apparatus for forming an electron beam sheet includes a cathode member 5 having a slot 6 in a front surface thereof, a grid electrode 4 and the anode 1 of a thyratron. When it is desired to trigger the thyratron into conduction, a suitably large potential difference is applied between the cathode member 5 and the grid 4, resulting in a electron beam sheet being produced extensive of a slot 6 formed in the front surface of the cathode member 5. This produces ionisation and a main discharge current is established between the main anode 1 and cathode 2 of the thyratron.
摘要:
Previously shielded image intensifier faceplates have been manufactured by a method which has a number of disadvantages, requiring difficult and expensive machining, and introducing distortions. These may be overcome by employing the invention, where a clear glass disc l3 and a black glass disc l4 are placed in a graphite mould l5 and located so that they fuse and form a block having a shape conforming to the internal; configuration of the mould. Then the block need only be ground down to size and unwanted parts of the black glass removed.
摘要:
0 A thyratron which enables reverse current conduction has an anode 7 and an adjacent anode grid 9 which together enclose a volume 11. A potential difference is applied between the anode 7 and anode grid 9 such that on forward conduction of the thyratron the charge density of plasma in the volume 11 is increased and when forward conduction of the thyratron stops, persists for some time in that space. On reverse conduction, the plasma contained within the volume 11 acts as a cathodic medium. ; In another mode plasma may be created in volume 11 prior to the thyratron becoming conduct- j ing.
摘要:
A display arrangement consists of a tubular envelope with fluorescent stripes running along its length, localised portions of which are illuminated by different electron guns which produce flood beams of electrons. Field electrodes which surround each electron gun determine the angular direction at which the flood beam leaves the gun and hence which one of the fluorescent stripes is caused to emit light. The stripes can be of three different primary colours, to produce a coloured display.
摘要:
O A display arrangement utilises a fluorescent screen 3 to provide readily alterable bright displays. The arrangement can provide a fairly large display surface, but can be of very small thickness. It contains electron emissive cathodes 5, and field electrodes 7 positioned closely adjacent to the cathode to control the emission of free electrons. Electrons which are freely emitted are accelerated to a mesh electrode 4 which is held at a modest positive voltage. A fluorescent screen 3 having a positive potential of several thousand volts is positioned closely in front of the mesh electrode. The preferred embodiments of the invention, a number of separate cathodes and/or separate field electrodes are provided, so that selected regions of the screen can be illuminated to provide desired display patterns. Individual regions of the screen can be switched on and off (i.e. rendered bright or dark) by the application of very low switching potentials to the field electrodes and/or the cathodes.
摘要:
Combustible-gas detectors (of the kind in which a heatable wire filament constituting the detector element exhibits a change in resistance occasioned by the change in its temperature which occurs due to the oxidation of a combustible gas passing over it) usually embed the wire filament in a pellet of ceramic material coated with, or including therewithin, an oxidation catalyst. Unfortunately non-volatile residues - such as lead or silicone vapours - can poison the catalyst and/or obstruct the normal flow of gas to the element's surface, so reducing the sensitivity of the device. The present invention allows the construction of a detector pellet having greater resistance to catalyst poisoning, especially by silicones, achieving this by building the pellet as a multilayered structure rather like an onion. The invention provides a combustible-gas detector element comprising a heatable wire filament (10; preferably a helical platinum wire) embedded in a pellet formed overall of an oxidation catalyst (preferably palladium) and a porous non-catalytic inert carrier therefor (preferably 75wt% alumina, 25wt% zeolite), wherein the pellet has a laminated, onion-like structure, and consists of a multiplicity (preferably 6 to 20) of concentric layers in which layers of carrier (11,13,15,17; preferably in pairs) alternate with layers of catalyst (12,14,16).