Abstract:
A cathode sheath for a thermionic electron-gun cathode. The sheath is substantially in the form of a hollow cylinder and has an outer surface and an inner surface, a central axis, a closed end and an axially-opposite open end, and a side wall extending between the closed end and the open end. The sheath is a continuous bimetallic laminate having a first layer of material forming the inner surface and a second layer of electron-emission (donor) material overlying substantially the entirety of the first layer and forming the outer surface. The laminate has a preselected thickness at the closed end and has a thickness at the side wall which varies along the central axis. The outer surface of the bimetallic laminate is substantially unreactive with oxygen whereas the inner surface is more readily reactive with oxygen. When the cathode sheath is heated and exposed to an atmosphere of wet gas, the inner surface of the sheath becomes blackened (an oxide layer forms thereon) whereas the outer surface remains unaltered and substantially free from irregularities or roughness.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing an impregnated cathode comprising the steps of forming a porous pallet having a plurality of pores by sintering metal powder at a high temperature in a reducing atmosphere and fitting the porous pallet tightly in a cathode ring made of a metal containing an oxidizable material such as silicon, nickel or chromium. In the porous pallet, an electron radiating material is impregnated which is able to react with the oxidizable material of the cathode ring, so that an fixing between the pallet and the cathode ring is achieved by the reaction between the electron radiating material and the oxidizable material. In accordance with the method, the thickness of the cathode body can be greatly reduced, thereby enabling the performance of the impregnated cathode to be improved. Also, the manufacturing process can be simplified, thereby improving the productivity.
Abstract:
A dispenser cathode for an electron gun comprises a reservoir for holding thermoelectron emissive material. A sleeve having an outward flange at a top portion thereof and receives the reservoir at the upper portion thereof and receives a heating element at the other end. A heat shielding tube is provided with an inward flange at the top thereof that overlaps and is welded to the outward flange of the sleeve. A holder for supporting the heat shielding tube is secured thereto.
Abstract:
Cathode for an electric discharge tube having a short warm-up time and a long lifetime. The cathode comprises a metal (particularly nickel) support base coated with a layer of potentially electron-emissive material, which support base has a thickness ranging between 20 and 150 .mu.m, and metal crystallites having a size which does not permit of any further crystallite growth or recrystallization. Preferably, the crystallites of the support base have a size which corresponds to the thickness of the support base.
Abstract:
An oxide cathode comprising a base 1 which consists substantially of titanium and a heater element 5 coated with aluminium oxide 6 to heat the base 1, which bears a porous alkaline earth metal oxide emissive layer 4. When the surface of the titanium base 1 which is opposed to the heater element 5 bears a metal layer 7 consisting at least of one of the metals Pt, Mo, Ta and W, a solution is obtained to the problem occurring in titanium cathodes in that titanium in contact with aluminium oxide is not chemically stable. The metal layer preferably consisits of pure tungsten and is formed by chemical vapour desposition (CVD). The metal layer is preferably from 1 to 10 .mu.m thick.