Abstract:
A light detector based on the fact that the field emission from a photoconductive material varies depending on a variation in the intensity of the light to which said photoconductive material is exposed, said detector comprising basically a field emission cathode of a photoconductive semiconductor in the form of a pointed whisker, and an electron collector for collecting the electrons emitted from said cathode, an appropriate accelerating voltage being applied between said cathode and said collector.
Abstract:
High-field emission cathodes fabricated by implanting metal ions of low work function into a pointed tip portion of a formed cathode which is stable at high temperatures and chemically inert to gas molecules including oxygen. The cathodes provide for operation stability for a prolonged period of time with a low applied voltage.
Abstract:
A grid structure or ''''electron optical system'''' formed integrally and used in a small-sized electron gun for focusing an electron beam generated in a cathode-ray tube, which grid structure comprises at least two disc-shaped apertured electrodes positioned closely adjacent to the cathode in parallel to each other and made of conductive or semiconductive materials such as metal or P-type and N-type semiconductive materials, respectively, and a disc-shaped barrier layer interposed fixedly between the two electrodes for electrically isolating the same from each other, whereby the electron beam passing through the aligned apertures is focused by the action of the potential difference established between the two electrodes.