Thermionic cathode for electron beam apparatus
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    Thermionic cathode for electron beam apparatus 失效
    电子束设备的THERMIONIC CATHODE

    公开(公告)号:US3631290A

    公开(公告)日:1971-12-28

    申请号:US3631290D

    申请日:1970-08-17

    Applicant: IBM

    Inventor: LOEFFLER KARL H

    CPC classification number: H01J1/15 H01J3/026 H01J3/027

    Abstract: A thermionic cathode comprising a lanthanum hexaboride (LaB6) emitter and an emission current-intercepting plate made of rhenium containing an aperture disposed adjacent the emitter. The separation between the emitter and plate is set as small as possible without physical contact between them, typically 0.1 mm. The beam emitted through the aperture has high brightness and low energy spread. To prevent corrosion of the emitter it is housed in a cavity which is exposed to the vacuum of the apparatus only through the aperture.

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