Abstract: A night vision system along with an image intensifier tube and method for shuttering the continued draw of electrons from an electron multiplier are provided. The night vision system includes the electron multiplier, or possibly two electron multipliers, each comprising a silicon membrane. A shutter voltage is applied between a first surface and a substantially parallel, opposed second surface of the silicon membrane to discontinue draw of electrons through the electron multiplier and for substantially discontinuing display of an image from the image intensifier tube under certain bright light conditions. Utilizing a global shutter control on the electron multiplier, and the significantly lower voltage for such control mitigates power consumption within the image intensifier, as well as electromagnetic interference and delay response time. A relatively low voltage negative bias shutter voltage on only the electron multiplier selectively provides global shutter to the image intensifier device.

Abstract: An ion pump includes an evacuateable envelope having a chamber. A first and a second cathode are disposed within the chamber and spaced apart from one another. An anode is spaced apart from and between the first and second cathodes. The anode has an anode body with a textured surface that defines capture regions for fixing material sputtered from the first and second cathodes and controlling size of sputter depositions shed from the anode.

Abstract: Presented systems and methods facilitate efficient and effective monitoring of particle beams. In some embodiments, a radiation gun system comprises: a particle beam gun that generates a particle beam, and a gun control component that controls the gun particle beam generation characteristics, including particle beam fidelity characteristics. The particle beam characteristics can be compatible with FLASH radiation therapy. Resolution control of the particle beam generation can enable dose delivery at an intra-pulse level and micro-bunch level. The micro-bunch can include individual bunches per each 3 GHz RF cycle within the 5 to 15 ?sec pulse-width. The FLASH radiation therapy dose delivery can have a bunch level resolution of approximately 4.4×10{circumflex over (?)}?6cGy/bunch.

Abstract: Pyrolized organic layers and conductive prepregs made therewith are provided.

Abstract: A plasma generation process that is more optimized for vapor deposition processes in general, and particularly for directed vapor deposition processing. The features of such an approach enables a robust and reliable coaxial plasma capability in which the plasma jet is coaxial with the vapor plume, rather than the orthogonal configuration creating the previous disadvantages. In this way, the previous deformation of the vapor gas jet by the work gas stream of the hollow cathode pipe can be avoided and the carrier gas consumption needed for shaping the vapor plume can be significantly decreased.

Abstract: Thin indium-less “optically porous” layers adapted to replace traditional ITO layers are provided herein. A thin metalized film adapted to carry an electrical charge can include a dense pattern of small openings to allow the transmission of light to or from an underlying semiconductor material. The pattern of openings can create a regular or irregular grid pattern of low aspect ratio fine-line metal conductors. Creation of this optically porous metalized film can include the printing of a catalytic precursor material, such as palladium in solution in a pattern on a substrate, drying or curing the catalytic precursor, and the deposition of a thin layer of metal, such as copper on the dried precursor to form the final conductive and optically porous film.

Abstract: A mesh electrode adhesion structure includes: a substrate, and an opening defined in the substrate; a mesh electrode on the substrate, and a first combination groove defined in the mesh electrode; and an adhesion layer between the substrate and the mesh electrode. The mesh electrode includes: a mesh region corresponding to the opening defined in the substrate, and an adhesion region in which the first combination groove exposes the adhesion layer.

Abstract: A field emission lamp, capable of increasing the number of electron emitting points thereof, and of increasing the uniformity and the intensity of the light output therefrom by installing a mesh cathode is disclosed. The field emission lamp comprises: an outer shell having an inner surface, a mesh cathode unit surrounded by the outer shell, an anode unit formed on a portion of the inner surface of the outer shell, and a phosphor layer formed on a portion of the anode unit. Wherein, the light generated by the phosphor layer, due to the bombardment of the electrons, can output from the field emission lamp of the present invention, through the outer shell where none of the anode unit is formed thereon.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a field electron emission source includes: providing an insulating substrate; patterning a cathode layer on at least one portion of the insulating substrate; forming a number of emitters on the cathode layer; coating a photoresist layer on the insulating substrate, the cathode layer and the emitters; exposing predetermined portions of the photoresist layer to radiation, wherein the exposed portions are corresponding to the emitters; forming a mesh structure on the photoresist layer; and removing the exposed portions of photoresist layer. The method can be easily performed and the achieved the field electron emission source has a high electron emission efficiency.

Abstract: A chopper for a particle beam comprises an annular guiding element and an element for controlling the intensity of the particle beam. The control element is supported on the guiding element so that at least one point under consideration on the control element can revolve along the circumference of the guiding element. Mounting along a circumference allows for accommodation of considerably higher disturbance torque than mounting on a rotational axle, using the same bearing force. Furthermore, it is possible to dispense with the entire rotational axle, and the control element can be designed, for example, as a ring. This brings about considerable weight savings as compared to chopper wheels according to the prior art, which accordingly enables higher circumferential speeds and therefore higher modulation frequencies for the particle beam, while at the same time increasing operational safety.

Abstract: A metal gate electrode for a field emission device includes a plurality of metal strips. Some of the metal strips are arranged substantially along a first direction, and other metal strips are arranged substantially along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The metal strips are connected to each other to define a plurality of rectangular apertures through which electrons can pass.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrode arrangement (1) for generating a non-thermal plasma, comprising: a layer-shaped first electrode (2) made of an electrically conductive material, a layer-shaped second electrode (4) made of an electrically conductive material, wherein the second electrode (4) is electrically insulated from the first electrode (2), and a dielectric barrier (3) being arranged between the first electrode (2) and the second electrode (4), so that the non-thermal plasma is generated by a dielectric barrier discharge. The inventive electrode arrangement is characterized in that at least one of the first electrode (2) and the second electrode (4) comprises several perforations which are distributed over the electrode.

Abstract: There are provided an atmospheric low-temperature micro plasma jet device for bio-medical application comprising an electrode used as an anode, a gas injection pipe used as a cathode, a porous insulating material, a protection pipe, and an insulating case and manufacturing method therefor using micromachining such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in such a way that a diameter of micro electrodes where plasma is jetted is several tens micrometers or less.

Abstract: A cathode has a cathode head in which is arranged a surface emitter is arranged that emits electrons upon the application of a heating voltage. At least one electrically conductive barrier plate that is galvanically separated from the surface emitter extends up to the surface emitter. This cathode has a longer lifespan, a high electron emission and a good blocking capability.

Abstract: An electron gun (1) includes an emitter (2), a tubular support (3) and an adaptor (4) for receiving the emitter. The adaptor includes a tapered plugging surface (7) and the tubular support includes a correspondingly tapered seating surface (9) for receiving the plugging surface. The plugging surface and seating surface have conical profiles which help to position the adaptor concentrically with the support.

Abstract: The Present invention provides an organic EL display and a lighting device having high efficiency. The organic EL display comprises a substrate, a pixel-driving circuit unit, and pixels arranged in the form of a matrix on the substrate. The pixel comprises a light-emitting part, and the light-emitting part is composed of a first electrode placed near to the substrate, a second electrode placed far from the substrate, and at least one organic layer placed between the first and second electrodes. The second electrode has a metal electrode layer having a thickness of 10 nm to 200 nm, and the metal electrode layer comprises a metal part and plural openings penetrating through the layer. The metal part is seamless and formed of metal continuously connected without breaks between any points therein.

Abstract: An electron emission device includes: a substrate; first and second electrodes insulated from each other and having a predetermined shape on the substrate, at least one of the first and second electrodes being formed with a fine mesh pattern; and an electron emission region formed on the substrate and connected to one of the first and second electrodes. Furthermore, an electron emission display includes: first and second substrate arranged opposite to each other; first and second electrodes insulated from each other and having a predetermined shape on the first substrate, at least one of the first and second electrodes being formed with a fine mesh pattern; an electron emission region formed on the first substrate and connected to one of the first and second electrodes; and an image displaying portion including an anode electrode and a fluorescent layer arranged on the second substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to grids for gating a stream of charged particles and methods for manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a Bradbury-Nielson gate having transmission line grid elements. In one embodiment is a feed structure for a gating grid where a drive source is coupled to a feeding transmission line with the same geometry as the chopper and continues with the same geometry to a termination transmission line. Also included is a method for fabricating a gate for charged particles which includes micromachining at least two gate elements from at least one wafer, wherein each gate element includes at least one grid element; metalizing the grid elements; and assembling the gate elements such that the grid elements of the gate elements are interleaved, thereby forming a Bradbury Nielson gate.

Abstract: A grid structure and method for manufacturing the same. The grid is used for gating a stream of charged particles in certain types of particle measurement instruments, such as ion mobility spectrometers and the like. The methods include various microfabrication techniques for etching and/or depositing grid structure materials on a silicon substrate.

Abstract: A beam modulation device gate is constructed from a silicon material, such as a silicon layer on an silicon on insulator wafer. The device further comprises a set of electrical contacts on the layer. The layer defines a set of electrically conducting silicon material fingers forming an array, wherein each of at least some of the fingers is connected electrically to one of the electrical contacts. The gate may be used in a mass or ion mobility spectrometer. Where the gate is constructed from a silicon on insulator wafer, an insulator layer supports the silicon layer and a handle layer supports the insulator layer. When predetermined electrical potentials are applied to the electrical contacts, at least some of the fingers will be substantially at said predetermined electrical potentials to modulate a beam of charged particles that passes through said array of fingers.

Abstract: Method of curing polymeric compositions using light from an electroluminescent light source. An electroluminescent wire light can be embedded into a curable polymer or adhesive composition and used for curing in circumstances in which UV or visible light from conventional lamps cannot reach the polymer or adhesive to be cured. It may also be used to cure polymer or adhesive coatings of unusual or irregular shapes. An electroluminescent wire light can be embedded in a curable adhesive or polymer compound around an irregular shape of boat hull components, and the emitted light used to cure the adhesive or polymer compound to bond the boat hull components.

Abstract: A charged particle apparatus, with multiple electrically conducting semispheric grid electrodes, the grid electrodes mounted in a dielectric mounting ring, with hidden areas or regions to maintain electrical isolation between the grid electrodes as sputter deposits form on the grid electrodes and mounting ring. The grid electrodes are mounted to the mounting ring with slots and fastening pins that allow sliding thermal expansion and contraction between the grid electrodes and mounting ring while substantially maintaining alignment of grid openings and spacing between the grid electrodes. Asymmetric fastening pins facilitate the sliding thermal expansion while restraining the grid electrodes. Electrical contactors supply and maintain electrical potentials of the grid electrodes with spring loaded sliding contacts, without substantially affecting the thermal characteristics of the grid electrodes.

Abstract: A vacuum tube having its anode/collector coated with carbonized resin plus pyrocarbon material to reduce out-gassing and secondary electron emission and the method of coating the anode/collector.

Abstract: A charged particle apparatus, with multiple electrically conducting semispheric grid electrodes, the grid electrodes mounted in a dielectric mounting ring, with hidden areas or regions to maintain electrical isolation between the grid electrodes as sputter deposits form on the grid electrodes and mounting ring. The grid electrodes are mounted to the mounting ring with slots and fastening pins that allow sliding thermal expansion and contraction between the grid electrodes and mounting ring while substantially maintaining alignment of grid openings and spacing between the grid electrodes. Asymmetric fastening pins facilitate the sliding thermal expansion while restraining the grid electrodes. Electrical contactors supply and maintain electrical potentials of the grid electrodes with spring loaded sliding contacts, without substantially affecting the thermal characteristics of the grid electrodes.

Abstract: Bradbury-Nielson gates for the modulation of beams of charged particles, particularly ion beams in mass spectrometry, have been produced with an adjustable wire spacing down to 0.075 mm or a smaller spacing. The gates are robust, they can be fabricated in less than 3 hours, and the method of production is reproducible. In time-of-flight mass spectrometers, fine wire spacing leads to improvements in mass resolution and modulation rates. Gates that were produced using this new method have been installed in a Hadamard transform time-of-flight mass spectrometer in order to demonstrate their utility.

Abstract: A cathode includes emitter tips provided on a substrate, a gate electrode with an electric field formed between the gate electrode and the emitter tips, and terminals and leads for supplying voltages to the emitter tips and the gate electrode, respectively. A shield electrode further is provided between the cathode and a control electrode, and the shield electrode has a cylindrical projecting portion projecting toward the cathode, through which electron beams pass. The disturbance of an electric field by the leads influences the electron beams; however, this can be prevented by the projecting portion. Because of this, even if the size of the cathode is reduced, the distortion of an electron beam spot on a phosphor screen can be reduced. As a result, a cathode-ray tube with high resolution can be provided at a low cost.

Abstract: An electron-emitting source includes a substrate and a coating film. The substrate is made of a material containing a metal serving as a growth nucleus for nanotube fibers as a main component, and has a plurality of through holes. The coating film is constituted by nanotube fibers formed on a surface of the substrate and wall surfaces of the through holes. A method of manufacturing an electron-emitting source is also disclosed.

Abstract: A grid for an electron tube with an axial beam which includes an apertured part through which the electrons of the beam are intended to pass. The grid is in the form of a bell and is made of a single material. The apertured part is located at the top of the bell but is placed in the bottom of a hollow so that the electrons passing through the grid around its periphery are focused onto the axis. Such a grid may find particular application to IOT-type tubes.

Abstract: Bradbury-Nielson gates for the modulation of beams of charged particles, particularly ion beams in mass spectrometry, have been produced with an adjustable wire spacing down to 0.075 mm or a smaller spacing. The gates are robust, they can be fabricated in less than 3 hours, and the method of production is reproducible. In time-off-light mass spectrometers, fine wire spacing leads to improvements in mass resolution and modulation rates. Gates that were produced using this new method have been installed in a Hadamard transform time-of-flight mass spectrometer in order to demonstrate their utility.

Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) modulated electron gun includes a cathode, electrically coupled to operate as a source of charged particles, and a grid, positioned apart from the cathode. The grid and the cathode are electrically coupled to a grid voltage source and to a RF source. The grid voltage source places the grid at a first potential, and the RF source places the grid at a second potential selected to produce groups of the charged particles. The groups of charged particles are produced with each period of a signal received from the RF source.

Abstract: A charged particle apparatus, with multiple electrically conducting semispheric grid electrodes, the grid electrodes mounted in a dielectric mounting ring, with hidden areas or regions to maintain electrical isolation between the grid electrodes as sputter deposits form on the grid electrodes and mounting ring. The grid electrodes are mounted to the mounting ring with slots and fastening pins that allow sliding thermal expansion and contraction between the grid electrodes and mounting ring while substantially maintaining alignment of grid openings and spacing between the grid electrodes. Asymmetric fastening pins facilitate the sliding thermal expansion while restraining the grid electrodes. Electrical contactors supply and maintain electrical potentials of the grid electrodes with spring loaded sliding contacts, without substantially affecting the thermal characteristics of the grid electrodes.

Abstract: A technique for providing a grid for a gate such as utilized in gating a stream of ions or other particles in a spectrometer instrument. The grid of wires may, for example, be a so-called Bradbury-Nielson Gate that consists of a set of two electrically isolated sets of equally spaced wires that lie substantially in the same plane and alternate in potential. The method utilized to provide is to first fabricate a frame of an insulating substrate having a hole and depositing metal film patterns such that conductive portions are formed on either side of the hole. Conductive portions on either side form a series of terminating pads on the portion of the substrate closest to the hole and a bus bar. Grid wires are then formed by stretching a section of wire with desired constant tension across the hole and bonding the ends of the wire to a respective one of the pads on one side and bus bar on the other side. The method provides a rapid, inexpensive way to fabricate such modulating devices.

Abstract: The present invention is an integrated screen comprising a screen portion having openings and an integral protector edge disposed about the periphery of the screen portion. This integrated screen protector edge can be utilized individually as the membrane support/flow field in an electrochemical cell or in conjunction with one or more subsequent screen layers. When utilized with subsequent screen layers, the integrated screen protector edge is disposed adjacent to and in intimate contact with the membrane assembly.

Abstract: A ceramic member has a flat or curved ceramic plate having a plurality of minute through holes of a maximum pore diameter of 150 .mu.m or less, and having electrodes installed on one surface of the plate. The ceramic member controls the ejection of ions carrying either positive or negative charge from the minute through holes by switching the sign of charge carried by the electrodes. The minute through holes are tapered toward the side where ions are ejected. The ceramic member gives an improved property of ejecting charged particle from minute through holes while maintaining high mechanical strength and productivity.

Abstract: An electron-emitting device contains an electron focusing system (37 or 37A) formed with a base focusing structure (38 or 38A), a focus coating (39 or 39A), and an access conductor (106 or 116). The focus coating overlies the base focusing structure and extends into a focus opening (40). The access conductor is electrically coupled to the lower surface of the focus coating. A potential for controlling the focusing of electrons that travel through the focus opening is provided to the focus coating via the access conductor. The focus coating is typically formed by an angled deposition technique.

Abstract: A broad-beam high energy electron accelerator has an electron injection section arranged for increased current density with greater uniformity and higher transmission through the foil exit window. A plurality of cathode rods are disposed in a transverse plane and spaced at about 2.4 cm, and a reflector plate behind the cathode rods is biased negative relative thereto. A planar control grid is disposed distal of said cathode rods and a screen grid is disposed parallel to and distal of the control grid. Field-shaping wires are disposed in a plane parallel to the plane of the cathode rods and between the same and the reflector plate, with the respective field-shaping wires being disposed parallel to said rods and midway between them. The same positive bias (e.g., 11 kV) is applied to both the control grid and the field-shaping wires.

Abstract: The present invention provides a color selecting mechanism for a cathode ray tube in which an enough area of an effective screen area of a color selecting electrode can be ensured. A frame (1) is constituted by a pair of opposite long-side frames (3) and a pair of opposite short-side frames (4). A color selecting electrode (2) is stretched over the upper surfaces (3b) of the long-side frames (3). The frame (1) is formed by the integral molding. The end portions of the upper surfaces (3b) side of the long-side frames (3) are formed into a straight line as if they were cut down. The lower surfaces of connection portions between the long-side frames (3) and the short-side frames (4) are disposed on the same plane. The height of the long-side frames (3) from this plane is formed so as to be higher than the height of the short-side frames (4).

Abstract: Carbon-carbon elements for ion optics sets are thermomechanically stable under the extreme temperature changes that are experienced in ion thrusters. The elements described include screen and accelerator grids and methods of producing such grids. The described elements are thermomechanically stable, lightweight, and resistant to sputtering.

Abstract: A carbon material for electrodes which is a graphite/glass like carbon composite material having a structure in which the crystals of the graphite are oriented in one direction in the matrix of the glass like carbon so as to possess an electrode reaction activity inherent in the graphite crystals, having a maximum pore diameter of 150 .ANG. or less, and having electrolyte non-penetrative properties substantially corresponding to those of the glass like carbon; and a process for preparing a carbon material for electrodes which comprises the steps of highly dispersing, composing and orienting a graphite fine powder of the sufficiently grown crystals in an organic substance which can leave a glass like and less graphitizable carbon when calcined in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, and then calcining and carbonizing the composition.

Abstract: An innovative method is proposed for the production of ion extraction grids, comprising the stages of:disposing a plurality of wires or metallic filaments in a lattice structure;coating said structure with a layer of boron.The coating with boron may take place by thermal reduction of boron trichloride in a hydrogen atmosphere. This makes it possible to produce grids at low cost and with high resistance to sputtering, suitable for use for the extraction, focusing and acceleration of the beam in ion sources for industrial and space applications.

Abstract: An electron tube with concentric, cylindrical electrodes has at least one meshed type of grid, a mesh being defined by several rods in contact by their ends, each point of contact forming a node. In order to limit the grid current, the surface area of a node is reduced. Only three rods leave each node. The meshes are hexagonal.

Abstract: A color selection electrode device mounts: a color selection electrode composed of filaments for regulating the position which an electron beam of the cathode ray tube reaches on a pair of U-shaped frame bodies between which the color selection electrode is stretched. Support pieces are provided for connecting both end portions of the pair of frame bodies and holding the frame bodies at a predetermined space. The color selection electrode is a metal electrode which is composed of, for example, a multiplicity of filaments. The support pieces are composed of an elastic material and are bent due to the load which is applied to the frame bodies, thereby shortening the distance between the frame bodies. In this state, the color selection electrode is stretched between the frame bodies and both ends thereof are welded to the frame bodies. Thereafter, when the load is removed, a predetermined tension is uniformly applied to the color selection electrode by the elastic restoring force.

Abstract: In a controllable high-power electron tube in the form of a tetrode, the anode direct voltage is reduced to less than 10 kV with an anode efficiency of greater than 80%. The tube includes coaxially arranged electrodes including a cylindrical indirectly heated full walled matrix cathode containing BaO, a cylindrical control grid, a cylindrical screen grid and an anode, where the spacing between the control grid and the cathode and the spacing between the control grid and the screen grid is less than 1 mm. Such a tube can be used for achieving AM broadcast transmitters which are distinguished by a compact construction, the overall efficiency remaining largely unchanged.

Abstract: Flat and slightly convex pyrolytic graphite grid electrodes are very suitable for use in electric discharge tubes, are example in ion sources, cathode-ray tubes, travelling waveguides and transmitter tubes. It has proved possible to manufacture such electrodes by manufacturing the grid and the grid holder of the pyrolytic graphite electrode from one piece of pyrolytic graphite. Such integral grid electrodes have very good mechanical and thermal properties.

Abstract: A thyratron includes a grid structure in which a grid element has a plurality of apertures therethrough, each of the apertures comprising two arcuate portions at different distances from the center of the grid which are connected by a radial portion. Thus a large grid area may be provided without detrimentally affecting voltage hold-off, jitter or mechanical soundness.

Abstract: An improved lamp base having an eyelet with prongs and a base and apertures between the prongs and the base into which part of the glass insulator hardens to interlock the insulator with the eyelet.

Abstract: A transparent panel for a display device of cathode-ray tube type comprising, an electromagnetic shielding web defined by the wires made of an electromagnetic shielding material, and the transparent panel members sustaining said electromagnetic shielding web to shield the radiated electromagnetic waves so as to protect the observer from the effects of the waves.

Abstract: A television camera tube comprising an evacuated envelope enclosing an electron gun. The electron gun has, in the direction of propagation of the generated electron beam, a cathode, a grid, an anode and a cylindrical electrode. The cylindrical electrode has a diaphragm. The anode has a portion that extends substantially perpendicularly to the electron beam and includes an aperture. A first metal foil is provided on the side of the anode toward the target. The metal foil covers the aperture of the anode, but has an aperture for the electron beam. The diameter of the aperture in the foil is no more than 0.15 mm and no less than the diameter of the electron beam. A second metal foil is provided on the anode on the other side thereof. The second foil also covers the aperture of the anode. The second foil has an aperture for the electron beam. The diameter of the aperture in the second foil is smaller than the diameter of the aperture in the first metal foil, but is not less than the diameter of the electron beam.

Abstract: In an electron tube comprising a pyrolytic graphite electrode which is a hollow body of revolution and which has an open end at which it is secured to a substantially coaxially cylindrical electrode support, a substantially cylindrical sleeve of a carbide-forming metal is interposed radially between the end of the pyrolytic graphite electrode and the electrode support. One end of the sleeve is fused around the end of the electrode and the other end is secured to the grid support. Thus, the pyrolytic graphite electrode is secured in an uncomplicated and efficient way with a satisfactory dielectric strength and without affecting the electric field of the tube in operation.

Abstract: An improved grid arrangement is shown for a gridded electron gun wherein the control grid and/or shadow grid is provided with tapering grid vanes which reduce the amount of voltage required to cut off the electron beam. Alternately, a fewer number of grid vanes may be utilized to accomplish the same cutoff of the electron beam thus reducing the loading on the cathode and improving the transmission of the electron beam.