Abstract: Output and/or perceived persistence of visible light from a cathode ray tube is improved by incorporating a UV-excitable phosphor into the screen, and by placing a UV-reflective filter on the inside of the display panel prior to formation of the phosphor screen, so that UV light emitted from the screen upon excitation by the tube's electron beam(s) is reflected back onto the screen to excite the further emission of visible light.

Abstract: A single crystal fluorescent material is used in the conversion of a short wavelength image. Conversion to a long wavelength image in the visible spectrum permits use of conventional glass optics for visual observation of UV and x-ray images. An illustrative use is in inspection of masks designed for use in fabrication of large scale integrated circuitry built to submicron design rules.

Abstract: A fluorescent device, such as a fluorescent light or a CRT, is formed with a fluorescent screen including an optically transparent supporting substrate and a fluorescent layer deposited on the substrate. The fluorescent layer contains a plurality of particles each quantum confined by a size, generally below 100 .ANG. dictated by a specific desired color of emitted light. Approximately 50 .ANG. provides yellow light with larger particles moving toward red and smaller particles moving toward blue. A source of fluorescent stimulation, generally including electron bombardment or ultraviolet light, is mounted in spaced relation to the screen.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a color picture tube, which has a fluorescent film of a red emission component exhibiting a red emission with a deep color tone and is excellent in emission brightness. This object can effectively be accomplished by a color picture tube, having a face plate on which dot-shaped or stripe-shaped fluorescent films of blue, green and red emission components are respectively formed, characterized in that the fluorescent film of the red emission component is formed of a red emission composition comprising a mixture of an europium activated rare earth element oxide phosphor having an x value of 0.630 to 0.652 in CIE Chromaticity Representation and an europium activated rare earth element oxysulfide phosphor having an x value of 0.652 to 0.674 in CIE Chromaticity Representation, the red composition having an x of 0.647 to 0.662 in CIE Chromaticity Representation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pigment-attached blue-emitting phosphor having attached a blue pigment which has fastness and chemical stability and is excellent in reflection spectrum characteristics, and a color cathode-ray tube having a blue-emitting fluorescent layer containing the blue pigment formed on the inner surface of a face plate.The present invention also provides a pigment-attached blue-emitting phosphor having a CoO.ZnO.SiO.sub.2 type blue pigment attached thereto, and a color cathode-ray tube provided with a blue-emitting fluorescent layer containing the blue pigment particles on the inner surface of a face plate.

Abstract: A pigment-attached blue-emitting phosphor comprising a blue-emitting phosphor and a blue pigment attached to the surface of the blue-emitting phosphor, said blue pigment being a CoO.ZnO.SiO.sub.2 type pigment containing Mo.

Abstract: A color cathode-ray tube having a fluorescent screen of red-, blue- and green-emitting phosphors as image elements of a fluorescent layer, wherein at least one of said phosphors is coated with a double oxide of zinc and aluminum.

Abstract: A phosphor paste composition is disclosed, which uses as an organic binder an acrylic polymer obtained by copolymerizing an alkyl methacrylate as a principal component with a specific amount of at least one monomer selected from unsaturated carboxylic acids and hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates. Also disclosed is a phosphor paste composition making use of a phosphor having a volume average particle size in a range of 1-7 .mu.m, with particles having a particle size of 1-9 .mu.m accounting for at least 60 wt.%. These phosphor paste compositions have excellent firing characteristics and provide phosphor coatings excellent in both light-emitting characteristics and resolution.

Abstract: A luminescent material capable of emitting a blue-green light with high luminance, which comprises a single crystalline sulfide solid solution of cubic or hexagonal system represented by the formula: Zn.sub.1-(x+y) Cd.sub.y Al.sub.x S, wherein x and y satisfy 0.001.ltoreq.x<0.1, 0<y.ltoreq.0.5, respectively.

Abstract: A red pigment coated phosphor comprises a phosphor for color cathode ray tube and red pigment attached to said phosphor by an organic binder, wherein said organic binder is gellatin and casein. A process for preparation of a red pigment coated phosphor comprises the steps of: preparing three dispersions of red phosphor particles, red pigment particles and organic binder, respectively; uniformly mixing said three dispersions and agitating them sufficiently; adjusting pH of the mixture obtained; and adding a curing agent thereto, washing said mixture and then drying it. The red pigment coated phosphor of the present invention has a good dispersion and a good affinity for phosphor slurry.

Abstract: A mixed green light-emitting phosphor for a fluorescent screen of a projection cathode ray tube is prepared by mixing LaOCl phosphor activated with Tb with at least a mixture of phosphors selected from the group of a Y.sub.3 (Al,Ga).sub.5 O.sub.12 phosphor activated with Tb and a Zn.sub.2 SiO.sub.4 phosphor activated with Mn, a Y.sub.3 (Al,Ga).sub.5 O.sub.12 phosphor activated with Tb and a InBo.sub.3 phosphor activated with Tb, or a InBO.sub.3 phosphor activated with Tb and a Zn.sub.2 SiO.sub.4 phosphor activated with Mn. The fluorescent screen of the cathode ray tube is tested under standard drive conditions. From the test results, it is noted that the characteristics of the brightness and the C.I.E. coordinates of the fluorescent screen using the mixed green light-emitting phosphors is remarkably improved compared with that of the conventional Y.sub.3 Al.sub.5 O.sub.12 phosphor activated with Tb.

Abstract: In a phosphor for a cathode-ray tube, a composition containing SiO.sub.2 and at least one element selected from the group consisting of indium, zirconium, and antimony is adhered on the surfaces of phosphor particles.

Abstract: A far-red emitting phosphor for cathode ray tubes used in liquid crystal light valves comprises lithium aluminum (or gallium) oxide, activated with iron or chromium. Increasing the activator concentration from 0.005 mole (commercially available) to about 0.015 to 0.05 mole increases the phosphor efficiency by about 50% and reduces the decay time from 30 msec (for the commerically available material) to 19 msec. Reducing the particle size to an average of 4 .mu.m or less provides the requisite high resolution for the CRT application.

Abstract: A color reference CRT of the type employing a screen of a pattern of individual phosphor elements of different color components, is produced by adjusting the screen weights of the different color components to achieve the desired reference color when the screen is scanned by an electron beam of predetermined beam current and anode potential.

Abstract: A color cathode-ray tube having a face glass (1) coated with a plurality of phosphors (6B, 6G, 6R) different in luminescent color, the face glass (1) containing a colorant imparting a selective characteristic for absorbing light in the wavelength regions between the luminescent wavelength regions of the phosphors, (6B, 6G, 6R) and a colorant suppressing the light transmittance in the visible region, wherein the light transmittances in the luminescent wavelength regions shorter than the highest-visibility wavelength region are at least about 5% lower than the light transmittance in the highest-visibility region, while the light transmittances in the luminescent wavelength regions longer than the highest-visibility wavelength region is higher than the light transmittance in the highest-visibility region.

Abstract: A method of surface-treating dry-powdered phosphor particles to control the triboelectric charge characteristics thereof includes the steps of providing the phosphor particles with a first coating of silica, dissolving a coupling agent selected from the group consisting of silanes and titanates in a suitable solvent to form a mixture, surface-coating the silica-coated phosphor particles with the mixture to provide a second coating of the coupling agent on the phosphor particles, filtering the surface-treated particles, rinsing the surface-treated particles with the solvent, and drying the surface-treated particles. The resultant dry-powdered surface-treated phosphor particles are used to make a luminescent viewing screen for a CRT. The coupling agent overlying the silica coating controls the triboelectric charging characteristics of the phosphor particles during the electrophotographic manufacturing of the screen.

Abstract: A polychromatic cathode ray tube includes a screen formed by a single layer of a crystalline semiconductor material which luminesces in visible light when excited by an electron beam. The color of luminescence is varied by modulating the heat energy imparted to the layer by the electron beam.

Abstract: An output phosphor film used in an output screen of an image intensifier is made of ZnS or (Zn, Cd)S host material and at least one activator element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, Au, Al, and Cl. The phosphor film is formed on a face plate by means of chemical vapor-deposition, or physical vapor deposition in an inert-gas atmosphere having a pressure of 1 Pa or more, and is heat-treated. The formed phosphor film has hexagonal (Wurtzite-type) crystal and/or cubic (sphalerite-type) crystal structure. These crystals are orientated such that the (002) planes of the hexagonal crystals and/or the (111) planes of the cubic crystals are substantially parallel to the face plate.

Abstract: A sulfide phosphor emitting green to orange light with long after-glow is represented by the formula of (ZN.sub.1-x,Cd.sub.x)S:eM.sup.I',fM.sup.III', gX' wherein M.sup.I' is at least one of copper and gold, M.sup.III' is at least one of gallium and indium, X' is at least one of chlorine, bromine, iodine, fluorine and aluminum, and x, e, f and g satisfy the conditions of 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.4, 10.sup.-8 .ltoreq.e.ltoreq.10.sup.-2, 5.times.10 .sup.-8 .ltoreq.f.ltoreq.5.times.10.sup.-3, and 5.times.10.sup.-8 .ltoreq.g.ltoreq.5.times.10.sup.-3. A white emitting phosphor is obtained by mixing the long after-glow yellow emitting phosphor represented by the above formula wherein 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.3 and 10.sup.-6 .ltoreq.e.ltoreq.10.sup.-2, with a long after-glow blue emitting phosphor. These sulfide phosphors are used to form fluorescent screens of electron excited fluorescent display devices.

Abstract: Phosphors used in colour cathode ray tubes, particularly but not exclusively projection television tubes, have colour point standards or chromaticities modified to conform to European Broadcasting Union (EBU) standards by disposing an interference filter in the light-path from the phosphor, for example, between the phosphor and the faceplate, which has a peak gain greater than unity over a selected part of the frequency spectrum. As a result, an efficient broadband phosphor can be employed to obtain the desired chromaticity and thereby increase the white-D luminance of projection television systems.

Abstract: Zinc silicate phosphor emitting green for cathode ray tubes with a long persistence, which does not contain arsenic.______________________________________ Formula aZnO.SiO.sub.2 :Mn.sub.x,In.sub.y ______________________________________ in which the conditions 1.5 .ltoreq. a .ltoreq. 2 5 .times. 10.sup.-5 .ltoreq. x .ltoreq. 3 .times. 10.sup.-2 1 .times. 10.sup.-5 .ltoreq. y .ltoreq. 1 .times. 10.sup.-2 ______________________________________are satisfied.

Abstract: A cathode-ray tube according to the present invention is provided with a phosphor screen comprising phosphors A, B, and C, wherein each of the phosphors A and B constitute 5 to 15% by weight and, the phosphor C constitutes 70 to 90% by weight. The phosphor A is a bluish white-emitting phosphor (Y.sub.1-x-y Gd.sub.x Tb.sub.y).sub.2 O.sub.2 S (0.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.0.999999 and 0.000001.ltoreq.Y.ltoreq.0.001), the phosphor B is at least one of a blue-emitting silver-activated hexagonal zinc sulfate (ZnS:Ag) phosphor, etc., and the phosphors C is a yellow-emitting phosphor (In.sub.1-p-r M.sub.p TB.sub.q Eu.sub.r BO.sub.3) (wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sc, Lu, Y, Gd, and Ga, and p, q, and r satisfy 0.ltoreq.p.ltoreq.0.2, 0.0005.ltoreq.q.ltoreq.0.05, and 0.001.ltoreq.r.ltoreq.0.1). The cathode-ray tube of the present invention is a phosphor screen which is free from toxicity and has good flickering and brightness characteristics and high current dependence of brightness.

Abstract: In a cathode ray tube with a phosphor screen containing a Zn type green emitting phosphor, e.g. ZnS, ZnCdS and Zn.sub.2 SiO.sub.4, the surface of the phosphor particle includes a surface area of (Co,Zn)O. The surface area is green colored to operate as a filter against incident light from outside the tube and reduces background brightness of picture images caused by excitation of scattering electrons. Thus, the contrast of the picture images rises. The contrast is further increased by Ni doped.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube having a fluorescent screen of a copper and aluminum activated zinc sulfide phosphor (ZnS:Cu,Al). The ZnS:Cu,Al phosphor has a Cu activator value ranging from 3.times.10.sup.-4 to 5.times.10.sup.-3 grams per 1 gram of ZnS; an emission color point within a yellowish green region in the color coordinates of CIE color system represented by values x and y ranging from 0.295 to 0.370 and 0.570 to 0.630, respectively; a color point of body color within a yellow region in the color coordinates of CIE color system represented by values x and y ranging from 0.380 to 0.400 and 0.390 to 0.440, respectively; and a mean reflectance in the visible spectrum region of not less than 75% when the mean reflectance of a magnesium oxide diffusion plate is defined to be 100%.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube comprises a face plate glass containing neodymium oxide (Nd.sub.2 O.sub.3); and a phosphor screen of plural color phosphors formed on an inner surface of said face plate glass wherein a phosphor of zinc sulfide activated with copper and aluminum (ZnS:Cu, Al) or a phosphor of zinc sulfide activated with copper, gold and aluminum (ZnS:Cu, Au, Al) is used as a green phosphor of said phosphor screen.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube having a face plate including a fluorescent screen formed on the inner surface of the face plate. A conventional metal backing layer backs up the fluorescent screen. The improvements of the present invention are involved with the composition of the fluorescent material composition which includes fluorescent particles and not less than 0.6 parts by weight of SiO.sub.2 per 100 parts by weight of fluorescent particles in that portion of the material which contacts the face plate, the amount of SiO.sub.2 being insufficient to cause the brightness of the fluorescent particles to deteriorate, and not more than 0.3 parts by weight of SiO.sub.2 per 100 parts by weight of fluorescent particles in that portion of the fluorescent material which faces the metal backing layer.

Abstract: A cathode-ray tube provided with a luminescent screen comprising a luminescent indium orthoborate activated by trivalent chromium. The tube yields an efficient emission in the near infrared part of the spectrum. If the borate further comprises Eu as an activator, an efficient Eu.sup.3+ emission is obtained in addition to the Cr emission.

Abstract: A color picture tube fitted with a phosphor screen formed of a green-emitting phosphor prepared from copper and aluminum-activated zinc sulfide, a red-emitting phosphor prepared from europium-activated yttrium oxysulfide, and a blue-emitting phosphor prepared from silver-activated zinc sulfide, and wherein the copper concentration ranges between 0.01 and 0.03% by weight and the europium concentration ranges between 5.1 and 6.1% by weight.

Abstract: A monochrome display cathode ray tube which comprises a white emitting fluorescent screen formed on a face plate facing an electron gun to emit cathode rays, said white emitting fluorescent screen being composed essentially of a phosphor mixture comprising from 40 to 70% by weight of a long after-glow red emitting europium-activated indium borate phosphor, from 10 to 40% by weight of a long after-glow green emitting manganese-activated zinc silicate phosphor and from 10 to 50% by weight of a long after-glow blue emitting silver-activated zinc sulfide phosphor.

Abstract: A microchannel plate (MCP) electron multiplier image intensifier tube hav the resistivity of the MCP channels suitably tailored to provide nonlinear gain to allow optimum viewing of scenes possessing a large dynamic range. Changes in other tube components and configurations are disclosed that simultaneously improve tube resolution and reduce the time-varying gain effects of the MCP to such a degree that these temporal effects not only do not seriously degrade the image but in fact provide useful contrast enhancement for moving parts of the image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cathode ray tube device for generating a bright blue light of the type that is particularly useful for projection color television and information display. To filter out undesired radiation emitted by a silver-activated zinc sulfide phosphor, there is located in the path of blue radiation a concentrated solution of a soluble erbium salt and Methyl Violet 2B.

Abstract: In order to permit reliable light pen interaction with a black matrix shadow mask CRT, the conventional black carbon matrix is replaced by an IR phosphor. This provides a component of IR radiation irrespective of the particular color of the visible display at any given point, and such component can be detected by conventional silicon photodetector light pens. Preferably the particle size of the IR phosphor is substantially less than that of the primary color phosphors so as to largely retain both the packing density of the original black matrix and the edge definition at the IR phosphor/primary color phosphor boundaries. The IR phosphor particles are also pigmented with black graphite to retain the light-absorbing qualities of the original black matrix.

Abstract: In a shadow mask cathode ray tube for use with a light pen, the elemental phosphor areas emissive of red light comprise a blend of a red-emissive phosphor with silver-activated cadmium sulphide (CdS:Ag), the CdS:Ag being present in an amount from 10% to 30% by weight of the blend. In the preferred embodiment the blend comprises approximately 20% by weight of CdS:Ag and 80% by weight of industry standard P22R phosphor.

Abstract: A zinc silicate phosphor represented by the formula:(Zn.sub.1-x-2y, M.sup.II.sub.x, Na.sub.2y).sub.2 SiO.sub.4 :Mn.sub.a, As.sub.b, M.sub.c (I)where M.sup.II is at least one element selected from the group consisting of barium, calcium and strontium, M is at least one of antimony and bismuth, and x, y, a, b and c satisfy the conditions of O.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.5.times.10.sup.-2, O.ltoreq.2y.ltoreq.5.times.10.sup.-3, 5.times.10.sup.-5 .ltoreq.a.ltoreq.3.times.10.sup.-2, O.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.5.times.10.sup.-3 and O<c.ltoreq.1.times.10.sup.-2, respectively (provided x+2y.noteq.0).

Abstract: In a red-emitting phosphor which includes ZnSe as a host material, copper (Cu) as an activator and aluminum (Al) as a coactivator, the improvement comprising the inclusion of a small amount of cobalt (Co) to provide superlinear characteristics to said phosphor in combination with said Cu and Al. A preferred range of concentration of said Co is 10.sup.-6 -2.times.10.sup.-5 g atom/mol. A specific application of said red-emitting superlinear phosphor is as a phosphor screen for a current density sensitive, single gun color CRT, when mixed with a green-emitting sublinear phosphor.

Abstract: In a phosphate fluorescent substance including orthophosphate as a parent material and manganese as a main activator, said phosphate fluorescent substance has at least one of the following features (I) and (II): (I) The maximum intensity point in the glow curve is within the range of 200.degree.-400.degree. C. and (II) Ia/Ib is within the range of 0.6-3.0.

Abstract: Nonaqueous suspension for electrophoretic deposition of powders is disclosed which includes suspension consisting of ketonic solvent, nitrocellulose dissolved therein and powders suspended therein, strong acid, and strong base. In this case, the strong acid and the strong base both are added to the suspension such that conductivity of the suspension becomes 1 to 30 .mu. /cm.

Abstract: A variable color cathodoluminescent manganese activated zinc silicate phosphor is disclosed. The zinc silicate host is modified by the addition of small amounts of aluminum and phosphorus. Variation in the current density of the cathode ray excitation produces emission varying from green to blue. The method of making the phosphor and a cathode ray tube device employing the phosphor is also disclosed.

Abstract: A cathode-ray tube has a phosphor screen which is made by using a mixture of a long persistent phosphor and a short persistent phosphor. A light emission from the short persistent phosphor has a spike figure, so that a light pen can have sufficient sensitivity therefor, and a light emission from the long persistent phosphor is continuous within the one cycle period of the frame frequency, so that flicker is not noticeable.

Abstract: The invention provides an advantageous blend of green and orange-emitting phosphors to constitute an improved substantially yellow-emitting screen component in a data display CRT. The blended component evidences medium-long persistence and thereby provides substantially flicker-free imagery when the tube is expeditiously employed in conjunction with field refresh rates of 20 to 40 Hz.

Abstract: The invention provides an advantageous blend of green, orange and blue-emitting phosphors to constitute an improved white-emitting screen component in a data display CRT. The improved white-emitter evidences medium-long persistence and thereby provides flicker-free imagery when the tube is expeditiously employed in conjunction with field refresh rates of 20 to 40 Hz.

Abstract: Highly densed zinc sulfide ceramic materials, which essentially comprise zinc sulfide and alkali metals and/or alkaline earth metals and impurities acting as luminescent center, and which show a high brightness of cathode luminescence under irradiation of electron beam having a low energy, are easily made in the form of the sintered material, by heating the mixture of the said materials in inert or sulfuring atmosphere.

Abstract: Luminescent materials comprising solid solutions of lithium zinc fluoride and zinc silicate activated with manganese and, optionally, arsenic having improved brightness, persistence, and crystallinity over prior art P-1 or P-39 phosphors are disclosed.A method of formulating these phosphors, and cathodoluminescent screens employing these phosphors are also disclosed.

Abstract: A white bodied green-emitting phosphor having improved persistence and brightness comprises manganese activated zinc silicate incorporating arsenic and an alkali metal wherein the arsenic to zinc atom ratio ranges between about 0.00005 to about 0.001 and wherein the alkali metal is present in an amount of between about 0.5 to about 2.0 times the concentration of arsenic present in the phosphor.

Abstract: A fluorescent display device comprising at least one phosphor screen composed of a mixture of a SnO.sub.2 :Eu phosphor with at least one of the cathodoluminescent phosphors having emission spectra and exitation properties different from SnO.sub.2 :Eu phosphor. This fluorescent display device emits light of different colors when driven at different voltages and at pulse voltages of different duty cycles. A display apparatus comprises such a fluorescent display device and a driving device with variable output voltage.

Abstract: A luminescent screen provided with a luminescent material having the hexagonal crystal structure, which material is an aluminate, a gallate or an aluminate gallate. The crystal structure of the luminescent material corresponds to that of at least one of the compounds .beta.-aluminium, .beta."-alumina and the hexagonal ferrites. The luminescent material is activated by at least one of the elements manganese, europium, lead, thallium, cerium, indium, terbium, dysprosium and bismuth and is a ternary compound whose composition can be represented in the ternary phase diagram ABC in which A represents at least one of the oxides 1/4Na.sub.2 O, 1/2K.sub.2 O, 1/2Rb.sub.2 O, 1/2Cs.sub.2 O, CaO, SrO, BaO, 1/2La.sub.2 O.sub.3, 1/2Ce.sub.2 O.sub.3, 1/2Tb.sub.2 O.sub.3, 1/2Dy.sub.2 O.sub.3, 1/2Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3, EuO, PbO, 1/2Tl.sub.2 O and 1/2In.sub.2 O, in which B represents at least one of the oxides Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and Ga.sub.2 O.sub.3 in which up to 25 mol. % of the oxides denoted by B may be replaced by Sc.sub.2 O.

Abstract: A color television cathode ray tube which comprises a phosphor screen formed of (A) a red-emitting phosphor selected from the group consisting of europium-activated rare earth metal oxide and europium-activated rare earth metal oxysulfide; (B) a green-emitting phosphor selected from the group cosisting of a mixture of copper-activated zinc sulfide and gold-activated aluminum-coactivated zinc sulfide and copper- and gold-activated zinc sulfide; and (C) a blue-emitting phosphor of silver-activated zinc sulfide, and wherein the green-emitting phosphor contains 0.005 to 0.02% by weight of copper and 0.005 to 0.15% by weight of gold based on the total amount of the green-emitting phosphor; and current running through the cathodes of electron guns for exciting the red-, green- and blue-phosphors can be made to have a substantially equal amount for the respective electron guns.

Abstract: A cubic ZnS:Cu,Al phosphor and a cubic ZnS:Au,Al phosphor is mixed to provide a green emitting phosphor coposition. This composition emits green light having a color which is represented by a color point in the CIE standard chromaticity diagram having x-value and y-value within the ranges of 0.300<x<0.360 and 0.575<y<0.635, respectively, when excited by an electron beam. A color television cathode ray tube uses the fluorescent composition as a green emitting phosphor component, and a ZnS:Ag phosphor or a ZnS:Ag,Al phosphor as a blue emitting phosphor component, and a Y.sub.2 O.sub.2 S:Eu phosphor, a Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 :Eu phosphor or a YVO.sub.4 :Eu phosphor as a red emitting phosphor component.

Abstract: Fluorescent compositions which contain zinc oxide and one phosphor selected from the group hereinafter defined in a weight ratio within the range of 1/9 to 9/1, and fluorescent display devices having said fluorescent compositions in the form of a fluorescent screen, which can emit green, blue or red light under low-velocity electron excitation, said group consisting of a copper and aluminium activated zinc cadmium sulfide phosphor [(Zn.sub.1-x, Cd.sub.x)S:Cu, Al, wherein 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.1], a cerium activated yttrium aluminium gallium oxide phosphor [Y.sub.3 (Al.sub.1-y, Ga.sub.y).sub.5 O.sub.12 :Ce, wherein 0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.5], a manganese activated zinc silicate phosphor (Zn.sub.2 SiO.sub.4 :Mn), a terbium activated yttrium lanthanum oxysulfide phosphor [(Y.sub.1-z, La.sub.z).sub.2 O.sub.2 S: Tb, wherein 0.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.1], a europium activated strontium gallium sulfide phosphor (SrGa.sub.2 S.sub.4 :Eu.sup.

Abstract: Cathode ray phosphor compositions that are resistant to photodeposition slurries consist essentially of discrete particles of a phosphor material having a core of silver-activated zinc sulfide and a coating over a substantial amount of the external surfaces of a composition represented by the formula, Mg.sub.2 P.sub.2 O.sub.7 :Al.sub.4 (P.sub.2 O.sub.7).sub.3 . xSiO.sub.2 wherein the coating is at a sufficient level on the surfaces to provide a PO.sub.4 content of the composition of from about 0.05% to about 0.2% by weight and the SiO.sub.2 content sufficient to impart flowability. The coating composition is formed by a slurry process that enables a uniform and adherent coating to be deposited on the surfaces of the particles of silver-activated zinc sulfide.