Abstract:
An electron gun apparatus comprises a cathode subassembly which is movably mounted relative to a fixedly mounted and registered grid/anode subassembly to permit mechanical adjustment of the cathode with respect to the grid/anode subassembly. An evacuated chamber, including resilient bellows interconnecting the movably mounted cathode assembly to the fixedly mounted grid/anode subassembly for permitting the mechanical adjustment, houses the cathode and the grid/anode subassemblies. Means are provided for electrical energization of the cathode, the grid, and the anode. According to a further feature of the invention, the cathode comprises a line filament, and the grid and the anode are slotted for providing an elongated line image.
Abstract:
An electron gun assembly for generating a plurality of converging electron beams wherein at least one control electrode is supported eccentrically relative to the tube axis by a supporting member having a coefficient of linear expansion lower than 80.10.sup.-.sup.7 /.degree.C.
Abstract:
A cathode ray tube having three electron guns in one plane which are deflected by a self-converging deflection coil. In order to obtain circular electron spots, the tube includes an astigmatic electron lens which restricts the dimension of the electron spots perpendicular to this one plane.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for preventing oscillations in high-current electron guns. Spurious oscillations frequently occur as a result of interaction of the electron stream with the fields of resonant modes of the gun structure. The resonant impedances of the modes are lowered by damping with lossy dielectric or resistive materials which are suited to the high temperature and vacuum environment of electron guns. The lossy materials are located in places shielded from high electric fields applied to the gun. Lossy dielectric materials which are D.C. insulators may be used as insulating supports for gun electrodes.
Abstract:
A combined pulse modulated laser in which a modulated cold cathode device is utilized to excite a combined electron beam bombarded semiconductor device grown integrally with a crystal laser to achieve modulation of the laser output with fast rise and fall times under low voltage and high current conditions.
Abstract:
In an electron gun assembly for use in multi-beam type cathode ray tube of the type including a plurality of grid structures in which the groups of the grid electrodes of respective guns are formed as integral units, the grid electrodes of each group are impressed with the same potential and perform the same function, and wherein an electron lens is formed between adjacent grid structures, an assembly of a plate member or a superposed plate member is secured to one or both of the opposing ends of the grid structures. Each plate member is provided with a plurality of openings which are arranged to correspond to a predetermined arrangement of a plurality of electron guns, and each opening is surrounded by an axial edge. The edges function to prevent electric fields formed by the openings from being affected by the side walls of the grid structures opposing the openings thereby decreasing the astigmatism of the main electron lens.
Abstract:
An electron source is provided by thermionic filaments in the form of elongated strips or wires, such filaments being mounted within a casing. A deflector electrode is formed on a wall of the casing behind the filaments and director electrodes placed forward of the filaments in the direction in which the electron flow is desired. The various electrodes are positioned relative to the filaments and have potentials applied thereto such that uniform distribution of electrons is provided over a predetermined area over which electron flow is desired. The filaments are resiliently supported in the casing so that they are appropriately tensioned to avoid sag when they are heated, and are able to withstand shock and vibration.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method are disclosed for launching a high energy beam of charged particles along an axis into a substantially long path region from an exit aperture, in a manner such that the beam remains confined without application of external focusing fields in the region. The apparatus comprises a cathode, which is a source of electrons to compose the beam, and electrode means for producing an axial accelerating electric field to accelerate electrons in the beam to a relativistic velocity in an accelerating space. At relativistic velocity, the beam itself produces a solenoid-shaped magnetic field which undesirably tends to converge the beam when ionized gas molecules neutralize the space charge in the beam. An external magnet means for producing an axial magnetic field in the accelerating space and a radial magnetic field at the exit aperture, imparts a cyclotron angular momentum to the electrons. The cyclotron angular momentum provides a force to the electrons to substantially cancel the force of the self-magnetic field. Once the beam leaves the accelerating and cyclotron motion inducing space, it remains confined to a desired range of cross section. Such beams may be used for heating plasmas, or in high power microwave oscillators and amplifiers.
Abstract:
An apparatus for focusing electrons incorporates a cathode and an anode in which electrons are caused to flow along equipotential lines or surfaces that converge toward a common point at or near the anode with the end of the cathode facing the anode having a cavity and with a wire or conductor connected to the anode or an independent electron beam injected along the axis to establish a conducting path to the anode through the focal point of the electron flow pattern.
Abstract:
A thermal emisssion type electron gun of improved design embodying an improved Wehnelt electrode and an improved filament arrangement with respect to the Wehnelt electrode thereby ensuring the generation of an electron beam having a high degree of parallelism, high density and uniformity.