Abstract:
Beam generating system for electron beam measuring instruments. In prior art beam generators, the life expectancy of directly heated boride cathodes is limited by their thermally disadvantageous mount. The present invention provides a cathode not clamped at the lower end of the crystal shank as was previously standard, but clamped immediately below the cathode tip. The inventive mount of the boride cathode results in the crystal being only insignificantly hotter in the region of the clamping plane than at the electron-emitting tip.
Abstract:
An oxygen gas introducing apparatus for introducing oxygen gas into a vacuum electron optical column of an electron beam apparatus having an electron beam source as a cathode that needs the oxygen gas is disclosed which comprises a silver cylinder having a closed end and provided on a side wall of the vacuum electron optical column so as to project from an outside atmospheric side to an interior of the vacuum electron optical column, and a heating member electrically insulated and disposed within an interior of the silver cylinder which interior is in communication with the atmosphere.
Abstract:
An electron beam focusing means including a grid cap and accelerating lenses is provided. To permit a small change of voltage on the grid cap to overcome the defocusing effect of a great change in voltage on the accelerating electrodes, a short focal length accelerating lens is positioned in the front focal length of the long focal length lens constituted by the high voltage accelerating electrodes.