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EP0526663A1
EP0526663A1 EP92906279A EP92906279A EP0526663A1 EP 0526663 A1 EP0526663 A1 EP 0526663A1 EP 92906279 A EP92906279 A EP 92906279A EP 92906279 A EP92906279 A EP 92906279A EP 0526663 A1 EP0526663 A1 EP 0526663A1
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    • H01J31/00—Cathode ray tubes; Electron beam tubes
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    • H01J31/12—Image or pattern display tubes, i.e. having electrical input and optical output; Flying-spot tubes for scanning purposes with luminescent screen
    • H01J31/15—Image or pattern display tubes, i.e. having electrical input and optical output; Flying-spot tubes for scanning purposes with luminescent screen with ray or beam selectively directed to luminescent anode segments
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  • the present invention relates to a light irradiation apparatus which uses a cathode luminescence phenomenon to emit light.
  • a filament such as a tungsten wire is simply provided on an insulated base.
  • the filament is energized to emit thermoelectrons, which are accelerated in an electric field.
  • the accelerated electrons are controlled by using a grid electrode suspended coilwise in a space within the light irradiation apparatus so that the electrons impinge upon a fluorescent layer coated with a powdered fluorescent member to emit light.
  • the electrons are passed through a transparent light- transmissible plate on which the fluorescent layer is provided.
  • thermoelectron emission amount is reduced to lower a luminous amount.
  • the present invention provides a light irradiation apparatus comprising an electron emitter heated by energization to emit thermoelectrons, and a fluorescent member on which said emitted thermoelectrons impinge to emit light, wherein said electron emitter includes a boron lanthanum compound.
  • the present invention further provides a light irradiation apparatus comprising an electron emitter heated by energization to emit thermoelectrons, and a fluorescent member on which said emitted thermoelectrons impinge to emit light, wherein said electron emitter includes at least one out of tantalum compounds of tungsten, tantalum, molybdenum, tantalum chromates, ruthenium oxide and silicone oxide.
  • the present invention further provides a light irradiation apparatus comprising an electron emitter heated by energization to emit thermoelectrons, and a fluorescent member on which said emitted thermoelectrons impinge to emit light, wherein said electron emitter includes a material in which an electric resistance value indicated when energized is different according to portions of the material.
  • the present invention further provides a light irradiation apparatus comprising an electron emitter heated by energization to emit thermoelectrons, and a fluorescent member on which said emitted thermoelectrons impinge to emit light, wherein said electron emitter includes a plurality of electron emitting members, the apparatus comprising energizing means of the same number as that of said electron emitting members to energize said electron emitting members, said plurality of electron emitting members being successively energized by said energizing means to emit thermoelectrons.
  • the present invention further provides a light irradiation apparatus comprising an electron emitter which includes a material having a predetermined coefficient of thermal expansion and is heated by energization to emit thermoelectrons, and a fluorescent member on which said emitted thermoelectron impinge to emit light, the apparatus comprising an installation member which includes a material having a smaller coefficient of thermal expansion that the predetermined coefficient of the material included in said electron emitter and installs said electron emitter within said apparatus.
  • the present invention further provides a light irradiation apparatus comprising an electron emitter heated by energization to emit thermoelectrons, a fluorescent member on which said emitted thermoelectrons impinge to emit light, and a control electrode applied with a predetermined voltage to control a movement of said emitted thermoelectrons, the apparatus comprising installation means which has a groove and installs said control electrode within said apparatus, said electron emitter being accommodated in said groove.
  • the present invention further provides a light irradiation apparatus comprising an electron emitter heated by energization to emit thermoelectrons, a fluorescent member on which said emitted thermoelectrons impinge to emit light, and a control electrode applied with a predetermined voltage to control a movement of said emitted thermoelectrons, wherein said control electrode has a slit through which said emitted thermoelectrons pass to converge said thermoelectrons in a direction of said fluorescent material.
  • the present invention further provides a light irradiation apparatus comprising an electron emitter heated by energization to emit thermoelectrons, and a fluorescent member on which said emitted thermoelectrons impinge to emit light, the apparatus comprising a magnet which generates a magnetic field, said emitted thermoelectrons being converged in a direction of said fluorescent material by said magnetic field.
  • the present invention further provides a light irradiation apparatus comprising an electron emitter heated by energization to emit thermoelectrons, and a fluorescent member on which said emitted thermoelectrons impinge to emit light, the apparatus comprising a controller secured to said fluorescent member to control a speed at which said emitted thermoelectrons impinge on said fluorescent member.
  • the present invention further provides a light irradiation apparatus comprising an electron emitter heated by energization to emit light, and a fluorescent member including a fluorescent material having a predetermined refractive index on which said emitted thermoelectrons impinge to emit light, wherein said fluorescent member further includes a material having a refractive index which is smaller than that of said fluorescent material but larger than 1.
  • the present invention further provides a light irradiation apparatus comprising an electron emitter heated by energization to emit thermoelectrons, and a fluorescent member having a predetermined first refractive index and including a fluorescent material having a predetermined second refractive index on which said emitter thermoelectrons impinge to emit light wherein said fluorescent member further includes a material having a refractive index which is larger than said first refractive index but smaller than said second refractive index and is larger than 1.
  • the present invention further provides a light irradiation apparatus comprising an electron emitter heated by energization to emit thermoelectrons, and a fluorescent member including a fluorescent material having a predetermined first heat conductivity on which said emitted thermoelectrons impinge to emit light, the apparatus comprising a first installation member including a material having a predetermined second heat conductivity and for installing said electron emitter within said apparatus and a second installation member including a material having a predetermined third heat conductivity and for installing said fluorescent member within said apparatus, said second heat conductivity being smaller than said first heat conductivity or said third heat conductivity.
  • the present invention further provides a light irradiation apparatus comprising an electron emitter heated by energization to emit thermoelectrons, a fluorescent member on which said emitted thermoelectrons impinge to emit light, and a light transmissible plate for taking out said emitted light, the apparatus comprising a condenser provided integral with said light transmissible plate to converge said emitted light in a predetermined external direction.
  • the present invention further provides a gas capturing method for heating a gas capturing agent to capture gases generated in a light irradiation apparatus comprising an electron emitter heated by energization to emit thermoelectrons, and a fluorescent member on which said emitted thermoelectrons impinge to emit light, the method comprising the steps of arranging said gas capturing agent at a part farthest from said electron emitter and said fluorescent member interiorly of said light irradiation apparatus, and irradiating an excimer laser beam against said gas capturing agent from the outside of said light irradiation apparatus to heat said gas capturing agent.
  • the present invention further provides light irradiation apparatus comprising plural sets each consisting of an electron emitter heated by energization to emit thermoelectrons and a fluorescent member on which said emitted thermoelectrons impinge to emit light, the apparatus comprising a light mixer for mixing lights emitted from said sets of fluorescent members to emit said mixture outside said apparatus.
  • an electron emitter 2 for emitting thermoelectrons and an insulated board 3 for installing the emitter 2 are installed on a base 1.
  • the electron emitter 2 is connected to heater electrodes 4 and 41.
  • a casing 5 is sealed on the base 1 by fusion using a sealing material 6 as shown in FIG. 1.
  • the casing 5 is formed with a window 7 for taking out light.
  • a light transmissible plate 10 is fused and sealed on the window 7 by a material equal to the sealing material 6 as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the light transmissible plate 10 is formed thereon with a transparent electrode 9, on which is formed a fluorescent layer 8.
  • the fusion between the casing 5 and the base 1 is carried out under vacuum, and the interior of the casing 5 is held in vacuum so as to have a pressure less than 0.001 Pa even after fusion.
  • the casing 5 is formed with a hole 11 as shown in FIG. 1, in which is installed a high voltage electrode 13 so that a degree of vacuum and an insulating property therein are maintained by a sealing material 12.
  • the high voltage electrode 13 is electrically connected to the transparent electrode 9 under vacuum interiorly of the casing 5.
  • the electron emitter 2 is formed to have a small sectional area so that when the emitter 2 is energized and heat-generated, a temperature easily rises. It is constructed such that a secondary electron emitting layer 14 is coated on an external surface of the electron emitter 2 to enable emission of secondary electrons several times of thermoelectrons emitted by energization and heat generation.
  • a heater source 15 is connected to the heater electrodes 4 and 41 as shown in FIG. 1, and the electron emitter 2 shown in FIG. 2 is energized with a predetermined current to emit thermoelectrons. Thereby, a large amount of secondary electrons are emitted from the secondary electron emitting layer 14.
  • a high voltage of 100 V to 20 kV is applied between the heater electrode 4 and the high voltage electrode 13 using a high voltage source 16 so that the high voltage 13 side is an anode.
  • the secondary electrons are accelerated by the electric field to impinge on the fluorescent layer 8, and a cathode luminescence emission occurs. This emission is emitted as a light 17 to be taken out.
  • a large amount of secondary electron beams 18 emitted out of the secondary electron emitting layer 14 are accelerated in a direction of the fluorescent layer 8 in accordance with an electric field formed by a high voltage applied between the electron emitter 2 and the transparent electrode 9 and impinge on the fluorescent layer 8.
  • the fluorescent layer 8 is formed on the surface thereof with an antistatic electrode 19 formed of a conductive or non-conductive material as shown in FIG. 3 to be even or uneven in thickness between 0.005 /1.m and 2 /1 .m, which is electrically connected to the transparent electrode 9 to prevent a charge from being stayed on the surface of the fluorescent layer 8.
  • an antistatic electrode 19 formed of a conductive or non-conductive material as shown in FIG. 3 to be even or uneven in thickness between 0.005 /1.m and 2 /1 .m, which is electrically connected to the transparent electrode 9 to prevent a charge from being stayed on the surface of the fluorescent layer 8.
  • the casing 5 is formed of a metal which has an excellent thermal conductivity and a small coefficient of gas transmission, ceramics such as alumina or glass.
  • the sealing material 6 is formed of a glass having a low melting point or an alloy having a low melting point, the sealing material 6 being heated and fused at a temperature in the range of 130 ° C to 900 ° C to effect sealing.
  • the electron emitter 2 is formed of merely a boron lanthanum compound which is a high melting point and high resistance material or a combination of said boron lanthanum compound and a 6 boron material of lanthanids family rare earth elements or a combination of said boron lanthanum compound and a heat insulating and heat resistance ceramics. These materials have their service life ten times or more of metal such as a tungsten used for an electron emitter of a normal light irradiation apparatus when the same high current density energization is carried out. Accordingly, even if the light irradiation apparatus is similarly constructed and used while emitting light with high brightness of ten times, the light irradiation apparatus according to the present invention has an extended service life and an improved reliability.
  • the electron emitter 2 may be formed of a 6 boron material of lanthanids family rare earth elements except erbium, thulium and lutetium.
  • the electron emitter 2 may be further formed of oxides such as tungsten, tantalum, molybdenum, chrome, tantalum oxide, ruthenium oxide, a tantalum compound of silicone oxide, etc. which are high melting point and high resistance materials. Further, graphite carbon, conductive diamond containing impurities and the like may be used. Carbide of titanium and silicon carbide, or other conductive ceramics which will be conductive at room temperature or high temperature may also be used.
  • the electron emitter 2 is formed by a thin film manufacturing method such as various vapor depositions, spattering, printing, etc. or a combination of a thick film printing and baking. Moreover, a single or a plurality of fine small-diameter wires or foils may be used.
  • the electron emitter 2 may be worked into a desired dimension after being installed on the insulated board 3 or it may be installed on the insulated board 3 after being worked. This work can be easily done by cutting working, laser working, chemical or electrochemical polishing working or a combination of these or photolithography working.
  • An energizing current of the electron emitter 2 varies according to materials which constitute the electron emitter 2. However, energization was conducted in a range of 10 4 A to 10 9 A/cm 2 with respect to a section of the electron emitter 2 in a direction vertical to a passing direction of a current.
  • the secondary electron beams 18 to be emitted increase, and accordingly, the intensity of the light 17 to be taken out also increases.
  • a thickness of the electron emitter 2 is preferably more than 0.1 /1.m but less than 50 /1.m, and in the case where it is formed by printing using a conductive paste agent, a thickness of the electron emitter 2 is preferably more than 1 ⁇ m but 0.1 mm or less.
  • a thickness of the electron emitter is less than 0.01 ⁇ m, an unevenness occurs in an electric resistance of the formed thin film electron emitter 2 due to an unevenness of the surface of the insulated board 3 on which the electron emitter 2 is installed, and a local fusion occurs as a result of energization, failing to obtain a stable emission.
  • the thickness exceeds 1 mm, it is necessary to excessively increase an energizing current and excessively narrow the width of the electron emitter 2, making it difficult to maintain the electron emitter 2 stably and at a high temperature and to perform fine working in the width direction of the electron emitter 2 with high precision.
  • thermoelectron generation distribution A second embodiment of the light irradiation apparatus according to the present invention will be described hereinbelow.
  • an electron emitter having a shape differentiated according to parts is provided in order to obtain a desired thermoelectron generation distribution.
  • constituent elements other than the electron emitter are similar to those of the first embodiment described in connection with FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. Therefore a description and an illustration other than the electron emitter and the constituent elements for supporting the same will be omitted.
  • FIG. 4 shows a specific shape of an electron emitter 2a used in the present embodiment together with constituent elements for supporting the same. However, for better understanding, the secondary electron emitting layer 14 is omitted in FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 show a partial structural view depicting a modified example of a portion of an electron emitter relating to the present invention.
  • an electric resistance distribution is varied by varying a thickness distribution of electron emitters 2b and 2c formed of a material having a substantially even electric resistance.
  • an upper surface of the electron emitter 2b is flat as shown, and in FIG. 6, a lower surface of the electron emitter 2c is flat. Both the constructions may be combined.
  • FIG. 7 shows a further modified example.
  • electric resistance varying portions 201 each having an electric resistance varying portion one-sided so as to have a desired distribution are provided on opposite end portions of an electron emitter 2d.
  • the electric resistance varying portions 201 need not be provided on the opposite end portions.
  • the portions 201 are not limited to two places but one will suffice if a desired distribution can be obtained, and alternatively, the portions 201 may be provided on many portions.
  • Methods for varying the electric resistance used include an adhesion of specific material, heating and beam irradiation such as electrons after adhesion, diffusion, melting and mixing of specific materials, formation of a third component, ion implantation, etc.
  • FIG. 8 shows another modified example.
  • electron emitters 202, 203 and 204 formed of materials different in electric resistance are partly combined to provide a one-piece body.
  • FIG. 9 shows still another modified example.
  • two electron emitters 205 and 206 are placed one over the other to provide a one-piece body so that the whole electric resistance distribution is set to a predetermined distribution. Electron emitters to be placed one over the other not necessarily have a different electric resistivity. More than two electron emitters may be used.
  • an insulated board 3 on which a plurality of electron emitters 2 are installed is installed on a base 1, and the plurality of electron emitters 2 are electrically connected to a plurality of heater electrodes 4 and 41 installed corresponding thereto.
  • the plurality of electron emitters 2 are formed to have a small sectional area of a surface vertical to a length direction so that the electron emitters are energized and heat-generated to easily increase their temperature. It is constructed so that a secondary electron emitting layer 14 is coated on an external surface of each of the electron emitters 2 to enable emission of secondary electrons several times of thermoelectrons emitted due to energization and heat generation.
  • the secondary electron emitting layer 14 is provided singly continuous to the surfaces of the plurality of electron emitters 2, it is to be noted that the secondary electron emitting layers 14 may be separately provided corresponding to the plurality of electron emitters 2, respectively.
  • a heater source 15 is connected to one set of heater electrodes 4 and 41 arranged in plural by a change-over switch 20.
  • a one electron emitter 2 connected corresponding thereto is energized to emit thermoelectrons with a predetermined current.
  • a cathode of a high voltage power source 16 for applying a high voltage after arrival at thermal equilibrium is commonly connected to the plurality of heater electrodes 4.
  • a thin film-like electron emitter 2 has been used, it is to be noted that a filament composed of a single or plural small diameter wires may be used as an electron emitter 2.
  • an insulated board capable of minimizing a scattering of heat from an electron emitter.
  • an insulated board 3a has a continuous difference in level in the form of a convex having an acute angle with an electron emitter 2 being an apex.
  • This difference in level may be formed by installing the electron emitter 2 on the insulated board 3a and thereafter working it into a desired dimension, or installing it after working. This can be easily accomplished by cutting working, laser working, chemical or electrochemical polishing working or a combination of these or photolithography working.
  • the insulated board 3a is worked into the shape of the present embodiment whereby even if the electron emitter 2 is heat-generated, less heat transfer toward the insulated board 3a occurs, a high mechanical strength is obtained, and the electron emitter 2 is stably maintained at a high temperature. Moreover, in the shape of the present embodiment, a portion in the vicinity of the electron emitter 2 is acute-angled, and therefore, a concentration of electric field efficiently occurs so that uniform thermoelectrons and secondary electrons are emitted in a stabler manner, thus obtaining a further uniform emission.
  • Fig. 13 is a sectional view of essential parts showing a modified example of the present embodiment. As shown, an insulated board 3b has a square section.
  • heat generated by the electron emitter 2 is hard to transfer as compared with the above-described embodiments, and heat generation, maintenance of high temperature and emission of secondary electrons can be efficiently carried out.
  • FIG. 14 is a sectional view of essential parts showing another modified example.
  • insulated base 3c is partly constricted as shown so as to effectively maintain a high temperature of a portion on which an electron emitter 2 is installed. Furthermore, coating of and holding of a secondary electron emitter 14 are facilitated. In the present modified example, an effective surface area of the secondary electron emitter 14 is so large that much more secondary electrons can be taken out.
  • the operation of the light irradiation apparatus in the present embodiment is similar to that of the light irradiation apparatus according to the first embodiment described in connection with FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, and a description thereof is therefore omitted.
  • the insulated board 3 when the electron emitter 2 is energized and heated, the insulated board 3 is also heated accordingly to give rise to a thermal expansion. Thereby, unnecessary stress is sometimes applied to the electron emitter 2.
  • materials to constitute the insulated board 3 materials which are low in heat conductivity and have a heat resistance and an electric insulating property, for example, such as quartz glass, silicon oxide such as crystal and borosilicate glass, and metal titanate ceramics such as titanium and titanate are used, so that stress can be relieved.
  • quartz glass, silicon oxide such as crystal and borosilicate glass, and metal titanate ceramics such as titanium and titanate are used, so that stress can be relieved.
  • quarts glass is the most suitable material for the insulated board 3 because its coefficient of thermal expansion is approximately 10- 7 m/ ° C.
  • the electron emitter 2 is not placed in close contact with the insulated board 3 but is supported at plural portions at desired intervals to thereby enable alleviation of influence of the thermal expansion from the insulated board 3.
  • a groove 23 is formed in a base plate 1 on which control electrodes 301 and 302 for controlling electrons.
  • an electron emitter 2 and an insulated board 3 on which the electron emitter 2 is installed are installed in the groove 23.
  • Positions of surfaces of the control electrodes 301 and 302 and the apex of a secondary electron emitting layer 14 installed on the surface of the electron emitter 2 are changed according to the control conditions of secondary electron beams 18 to be irradiated on a fluorescent layer 6.
  • control electrodes 301 and 302 are connected to an external control power source 21, as shown in FIG. 17, so that a potential thereof can be varied and disconnected.
  • Protective layers 24 and 241 applied with electric insulation as necessary are installed at a portion in which a casing 5 and the base plate 1 are in contact so as to provide a vacuum seal and at a portion in which heater electrodes 4, 41 and the control electrodes 301, 302 are in contact with each other.
  • the protective layers 24 and 241 are formed by partly or totally using a low melting point glass.
  • a length for forming an electric field under vacuum of the controde electrodes 301 and 302 is longer than that of the electron emitter 2. By doing this, an electric field to which the secondary electron emitting layer 14 is exposed can be made even, the secondary electron 18 radially emitted can be uniformly and efficiently drawn to increase an electron density, and accordingly, emission which is uniform and has a high brightness can be obtained.
  • the control electrodes 301 and 302 have an angled curved surface with the groove 23 as the apex. An angle of the curved surface can be varied to thereby control emission characteristics such as an emission efficiency and an emission distribution.
  • the width of the groove 23 is not stuck to the foregoing but for example, the width of the groove 23 may be made to be smaller than that of the electron emitter 2 or the width of the groove 23 may be made to be smaller than a width 70 of the light take-out window 7, as shown in FIG. 19. In this case, emission which is finer and has a higher brightness can be obtained.
  • the width of the groove 23 is partly changed or the spacing between the control electrodes 301 and 302 is partly changed whereby an emission density distribution of the secondary electron beams 18 in a longitudinal direction of the electron emitter 2 can be changed.
  • electrons and secondary electrons emitter from the electron emitter 2 and the secondary electron emitting layer 14 are radially emitted and tend to be generally uneven by being affected by the shape of the light irradiation apparatus.
  • control electrodes 301 and 302 can be stably fixed and installed on the insulated board 31 and therefore can firmly withstand mechanical vibrations and shocks to not only perform controlling of the aforementioned secondary electron beams 18 but also perform assembling easily and with high accuracy because there is no assembling parts such as to be suspended in the air.
  • the control electrodes 301 and 302 are formed of metal, for example, such as tantalum, molybdenum and nickel which have a conductivity. Ceramics such as conductive diamond, conductive alumina or the like may be used.
  • a magnet is provided around a casing 5 so that electron currents emitted from an electron emitter 2 are converged by the magnet.
  • an electromagnet 400 is provided around the casing 5.
  • a current is permitted to flow into the electromagnet 400 from a control power source 410, and a magnetic field generated by the electromagnet 400 is used.
  • secondary electron beam 18 being generated and accelerated are drawn to impinge on a fluorescent layer 8.
  • a brightness of a cathode luminescent light generated from the fluorescent layer 8 was widely enhanced.
  • a distribution of the second electron beams 18 can be easily varied, and quantities of light and a shape of luminous portion can be varied.
  • the electromagnet 400 can obtain a further stabilized and high brightness emission.
  • Suitable number of windings of a coil of the electromagnet 400 is 20 to 400 times.
  • a coil former of a coil and a material for a core are varied and their diameters, a shape of a coil and distribution of arrangement are varied, desired luminous distribution and strength can be obtained.
  • the electromagnet 400 can be sufficiently controlled without using a core made of magnetic material.
  • a core formed of a soft magnetic material such as ferrite or a hard magnetic material
  • a luminous distribution L which is uniform in brightness and has a good linearity, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, can be obtained as compared with the case where the coil of FIG. 25 is not used.
  • Electrons or secondary electrons emitted from the electron emitter 2 or the secondary electron emitting layer 14 are radially emitted, and generally tend to be uneven by being affected by the shape of the light irradiation apparatus.
  • a permanent magnet 420 is provided at a position so as to correct and converge an electron radiation distribution according to an unevenness thereof.
  • the permanent magnet 420 can be mechanically moved in directions of 430a and 430b to obtain a desired luminous distribution. Further, when a shape of the permanent magnet 420, an intensity of a magnetic field and a material for the magnet are varied, or sizes thereof, the number of installations, a distribution and angle of arrangement are varied, a desired luminous distribution and intensity can be obtained.
  • the permanent magnet 420 is formed into a film of a small size so that the magnet 420 may be installed in the casing.
  • the permanent magnet 420 almost any kind of materials can be used if they are normal ferromagnetic material.
  • a plurality of electromagnets 400 are provided.
  • an arrangement of these electromagnets and an energizing current are varied whereby a luminous distribution and intensity can be varied more freely than the case of the aforementioned example.
  • FIGS. 22, 26 and 27 the insulated boards 3a, 3b and 3c in the fourth embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 12, 13 and 14 are used.
  • constituent elements other than the insulated boards and the magnet and the operation thereof are similar to those described in connection with the first embodiment, and descriptions thereof are omitted.
  • a seventh embodiment of the light irradiation apparatus according to the present invention will be described hereinbelow.
  • a control electrode 19a is provided.
  • This control electrode 19a also serves as the antistatic electrode 19 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • the casing 5 is formed with a hole 110 in addition to a hole 11 as shown in FIG. 28, within which a signal electrode 200 is installed so as to maintain a degree of vacuum and electric insulating property interiorly thereof by a sealer 120.
  • the control electrode 19a is electrically connected to a signal electrode 200 in vacuum interiorly of the casing 5.
  • the signal electrode 200 is connected to the control power source 32.
  • the secondary electron beams 18 are irradiated on the fluorescent layer 8, as described in the first embodiment.
  • an output of the control power source 32 is changed to make a polarity of the control electrode 19a cathodic which is the same polarity as that of the electron emitter 2.
  • a luminous intensity abruptly varies from the fluorescent layer 8 with a specific voltage as shown in FIG. 31.
  • a voltage applied to the control electrode 19a is controlled with a transparent electrode 9 as a reference.
  • This control voltage varies according to a thickness of the fluorescent layer 8 and a voltage applied to the high voltage electrode 13.
  • a luminous amount can be made to almost zero with a low voltage in the range of 4 to 100V, and can be abruptly changed more than four figures.
  • emission can be controlled merely be varying a potential applied to the control electrode 19a.
  • FIG. 30 shows the irradiation state of the secondary electron beams 18 and the luminous state, in which the high voltage electrode 13, the signal electrode 200 and so on are omitted.
  • control electrode 19a aluminum is mainly used as a material, and the control electrode 19a is formed by using a film manufacturing method such as normal vapor deposition, electron beam vapor deposition or spattering.
  • Electric connection between the control electrode 19a and the signal electrode 20 is accomplished by a wire bonding procedure.
  • a control electrode 440 formed with a slit hole 450 having an adequate width is installed between the electron emitter 2 and the antistatic electrode 19.
  • control electrode 440 is connected to be electrically cathode internally or externally, and variation and disconnection of a potential can be made.
  • conductive metal for example, such as tantalum, molybdenum, nickel, et. are used. Ceramics such as conductive diamond, conductive aluminum, etc. may also be used.
  • constituent elements other than the control electrode and operations thereof are similar to those described in the first embodiment, and descriptions thereof are omitted.
  • a width of the flit hole 450 for drawing the secondary electron beams 18 formed in the control electrode 440 is made larger than an open width 70 of the light take-out window 7 in the same direction as the first-mentioned width, even if an installation position of the control electrode 440 is slightly deviated, the brightness of the surface of the fluorescent layer 8 rarely varies, and accordingly, the intensity of the light 17 to be taken out rarely varies. From this, it is possible to obtain a light irradiation apparatus in which a shape of the control electrode 440 is varied whereby an installation tolerance of the control electrode 440 is made larger with high brightness as well as stabilized light to be taken out.
  • a width of a luminous portion can be greatly varied merely by setting a relative setting position G between the slit hole 450 and the electron emitter 2 to a desired value of -2 to +2 mm, and an orderly emission having a suitable shape, size and uniform brightness.
  • a length of the slit hole 450 formed in the control electrode 440 is longer than that of the electron emitter 2.
  • a normal line 460 is an imaginary perpendicular line vertically depicted from an end of the electron emitter 2 to the base 1, showing the positional relation of the installation of the control electrode 440.
  • the control electrode 440 has an angle curved surface with the slit hole 450 located at the apex. Angle of the curved surface is varied whereby luminous characteristics such as luminous efficiency, luminous distribution and the like can be controlled.
  • the length of the slit hole 450 may be shorter than that of the electron emitter 2, and in FIG. 32, the width thereof may be made smaller than the width 70 of the light taken-out window 7. In this case, emission having a finer high brightness can be obtained.
  • FIG. 36 shows a modified example of the control electrode 440.
  • Electrons or secondary electrons emitted from the electron emitter 2 or the secondary electron emitting layer 14 are radially emitted, and generally tend to be uneven by being affected by the shape of the light irradiation apparatus.
  • a slit hole 450a is formed into a shape so as to correct it according to the unevenness. When the control electrode 440a formed with the slit hole 450a is used, a further uniform emission is obtained.
  • a control power source 465 as a DC power source is connected to the casing 5 so that the casing 5 be electrically cathodic, and variation and disconnection of a potential thereof can be made.
  • a distribution shape of the secondary electron beams 18 being irradiated can be changed into a desired shape and can be also drawn. Because of this it is possible to obtain a stable light irradiation apparatus in which a brightness of the surface of the fluorescent layer 8 can be enhanced and an intensity distribution of the light 17 to be taken out can be made almost constant.
  • an applied voltage varies according to the shape of the light irradiation apparatus, but in the present embodiment, the voltage is set to 50 to 500V whereby control can be made.
  • the casing 5 is grounded, and other portions to which voltage is applied are set to be relatively positive.
  • a fluorescent layer 8a is formed by filing a transparent or translucent filler 480 around a particle-like fluorescent member 470.
  • This filler 480 is formed of a selected material having a larger dielectric constant than that of the fluorescent member 470.
  • An external luminous efficiency of a cathode luminescence emission from the fluorescent layer 8a is enhanced 1.3 times to twice or more as compared with the case where the filler 480 is not used.
  • a dielectric constant of the filler 480 is set to be smaller than that of the fluorescent member 470, the luminous efficiency is instead reduced, and a local discharge appears between particles of a fluorescent member and at the particle surface.
  • a filling rate of the fluorescent member 470 in the fluorescent layer 8a is 50% or more, preferably, 65% or more but less than 99%, more preferably, 75%or more but less than 98%.
  • the fluorescent layer 8a formed by use of the filler 480 has its surface which tends to be smooth to obtain a uniform emission.
  • the fluorescent member 470 which constitutes the fluorescent layer 8a there is used a material in which impurities to be a lumnious center or luminous active material are scattered into a calcogenide compound such as a material of zinc sulfide family.
  • a fluorescent member for high voltage application such as rate earth elements was also used.
  • Materials to form the filler 480 include titanate of rare earth elements; alkoxide compounds containing stannate, indium or tin, zirconium and aluminum; dielectrics such as titanic acid zirconate, titanate, barium titanate and metallic salt of niob- nate; and a metallic alkoxide compound for synthesizing ferroelectric.
  • the fluorescent layer 8a together with the filler 480 were formed by mixing, dissolving or dispersing these materials together with particles of the fluorescent member 470 into a solvent in which a macromolecular compound represented by a cellulose acetate family and nitrocellulose family and a semiconductive or conductive macromolecular compound are dissolved, stirring and adjusting the mixture so as to obtain an adequate viscosity, performing printing and after this drying and backing the same, and scattering organic substances.
  • the fluorescent layer 8a together with the filler 480 may be formed by applying coating, drying and baking to the filler 480 with the metallic alkoxide compound or only the metallic alkoxide compound together with the fluorescent member 470.
  • the fluorescent layer 8a may be formed by applying electrophoresis, plating or other electrochemical procedures to the organic compound with the metallic alkoxide compound or only the metallic alkoxide compound together with the particles of the fluorescent member 470 in the solvent or aqueous solution.
  • a material is selected which is smaller but larger by 1 in refractive index than the fluorescent member 470. More specifically, in the case where a fluorescent material of a zinc sulfide family is used for the fluorescent member 470, an indium oxide or tin oxide and a molybdic acid silicon compound are preferably used for the filler 480.
  • the filling rate of the fluorescent member 470 of the fluorescent layer 8a is 60% or more, preferably, 72% or more but less than 99%, more preferably 78% or more but less than 98%.
  • macromolecular compounds represented by a polyimide family, a polyetherimide family, and a polyphenylene sulfide family, and semiconductive or conductive macromolecular compounds are used.
  • an alkoxide compound containing indium or tin may be used, and a metallic alkoxide compound which becomes transparent or translucent when baked may be used.
  • FIG. 42 shows a modified example of a fluorescent layer portion of the present embodiment.
  • a filler 480a is formed in a film-like manner around the particles of a fluorescent member 470 to improve a filling rate of the fluorescent member 470. With this construction, a luminous efficiency can be further improved.
  • the fluorescent layers 8a and 8b are formed by mixing a macromolecular compound dissolved or dispersed into a solvent or a low molecular compound previous to macro- molecularization with particles of the fluorescent member 470, stirring the mixture, adjusting it to have an adequate viscosity, printing and after this, baking it.
  • the fluorescent layers 8a and 8b are formed in the procedure similar to that mentioned above. Further, the fluorescent layers 8a and 8b are formed by applying electroendosmosis and plating or other electrochemical processes to the aforementioned macromolecular compound and the metallic alkoxide compound together with the particles of the fluorescent member 470 in a solvent or aqueous solution.
  • the insulated board 3 is also heated in the center near the electron emitter 2 and the temperature was risen. This temperature rise increases substantially proportional to a current flowing into the electron emitter 2 and a high voltage applied between the electron emitter 2 and the transparent electrode 9.
  • a thermal conductivity of the fluorescent layer 8 or the light transmission plate 10 si enhanced, heat generated in the fluorescent layer 8tends to be transmitted to the case 5 as mentioned above so that heat is further transmitted to a mechanism (not shown) which holds the light irradiation apparatus of the present invention to radiate heat.
  • the thermal conductivity of the fluorescent layer 8 was enhanced by applying a thin film forming process or a thick film forming process such as mixing, dissolving, melting, diffusion or vapor deposition, spattering, CVD, etc. to materials having a good thermal conductivity in the form of powder, particles, a thin film piece or a thin film layer in the fluorescent layer 8. This can be also done by a combination of these shapes, mixing and forming processes.
  • materials having a high thermal conductivity (0.02 cal/cm.sec. or more, preferably, 0.05 cal/cm.sec or more, more preferably 0.1 cal/cm * sec or more), for example, such as aluminum oxide, graphite carbon, diamond, metal, indium oxide, tungstan carbide, germanium, silicon, berium oxide, calcium fluoride, magnesium oxide, titanium oxide, etc. are used.
  • sapphire, magnesium oxide, titanium oxide, or transparent materials such as quartz glass on which these materials or diamond are formed in the form of a layer are used.
  • a condenser member 490 for condensing light to be taken out is installed on the light transmissible plate 10.
  • the fluorescent layer 8a described in the tenth embodiment was used.
  • the condenser member 490 is in the form of a convex lens as shown, and light passing therethrough is condensed while being refracted and emitted as the light 17 to the taken out.
  • the thus condensed light 17 to be taken out is neither concentrated in an extremely narrow range nor scattered. Therefore, when it is used for an optical read device, in the case where the light irradiation apparatus of the present invention is installed, a large installation tolerance is taken, and assembling is very easy.
  • An illuminance on the surface to be irradiated because of further condensation was more than about twice when the light irradiation apparatus of the present invention is installed at a normal distance.
  • the condenser member 490 plastic of an acrylic family was used. However, normal glass may be used if the condition of the refractive index is fulfilled, or the condenser member 490 may be formed integral with a light transmissible plate.
  • the light transmissible plate 10 is formed of sapphire, magnesium oxide or transparent materials such as quartz glass in which these substance are formed on the surface thereof in a layer fashion on the fluorescent layer 8a side, normal glass and the like.
  • a plurality of glasses such as crown glass or flint glass different in refractive index may be superposed, or components in glass may be continuously changed to thereby continuously change the refractive index in glass.
  • the aforesaid procedure for continuously changing the refractive index can be applied to not only the light transmissible plate 10 but also other constituent elements.
  • the refractive index is taken to be large in the direction close to the fluorescent member 470.
  • the light-takeout efficiency is further enhanced.
  • the fusion between the casing 5 and the base 1 is carried out under vacuum, and the interior of the casing 5 is held in vacuum so as to have a pressure less than 0.001 Pa even after fusion.
  • a gas capturing layer 500 as shown in FIG 44, so that an irradiation light 510 utilizing an excimer laser light is condensed and irradiated pulsewise from the outside and heated, is momentarily evaporated and scattered as vapor 520 in a vacuum space constituted by the casing 5 and the base 1, and is simultaneously condensed and cooled to thereby capture gases which remain in the vacuum space.
  • an Xe-Cl excimer laser light whose pulse applying time is about 5 x 10- 8 seconds and wavelength is about 309 nm is used, and as the gas capturing layer material, a film whose main component is titanium is used.
  • the irradiation light 510 merely passes through the base and is not absorbed with said wavelength. Accordingly, only the gas capturing layer 500 provided on the base 1 absorbs the irradiation light 510 and becomes evaporated. In this case, propagation of heat to the base 1 rarely occurs, and a temperature rise also rarely occurs.
  • the irradiation light 510 makes use of an excimer laser light, it can be finely drawn so that fine adjustment of a degree of vacuum can be accurately made. This can hardly be done by heating made by a conventional heater.
  • the secondary electron beams 18 are irradiated on the fluorescent layer 8to emit light and a current amount and a luminous brightness or a luminous quantity of the secondary electron beams 18 are measured, during which times of irradiations of the laser pulse are controlled to thereby control evaporation of the gas capturing layer 500, and 5 the internal vacuum state can be set to a proper value.
  • a carbonic acid gas laser, an argon laser and a Young laser sometimes break the casing 5.
  • constituent elements other than those described above and operations thereof are similar to those described in the first embodiment, and descriptions therefor are omitted.
  • a high voltage is applied to high voltage electrodes 13-1 and 13-2 from high voltage power sources 16-1 and 16-2 corresponding to each casing 5, a light emitted from each fluorescent layer 8 passes through each light transmissible plate 10 as mentioned above.
  • the light is mixed in a light mixer 700 within a light mixing portion 530 and is emitted as the light taken out 17 in a main direction directly or while being reflected by various parts.
  • the light mixing portion 530 is coated with metal such as aluminum having a good light reflectance so as not to impair electric insulation characteristics of parts other than the light take-out portion with other constituent parts.
  • the two casing 5 are inclined from each other, the light emitted as described above is not confined but can be taken out to an external necessary irradiation range.
  • each casing 5 is enlarged and the fluorescent layer 8 is also widened whereby the whole luminous quantities can be increased.
  • An angle of each casing 5 is adjusted to take out the light to an external necessary irradiation range whereby a luminous intensity of the irradiation portion can be increased.
  • Reflecting layers 540 and 550 are provided around the light mixer 700 to prevent a leakage, a reflecting attenuation and the like of the light, thus increasing light quantities of the light taken out 17.
  • reflecting layers are provided on the transparent electrode 9 side and on the transparent electrode 9 surface of the light transmissible plate 10 except portions through which light immediately after radiated from the fluorescent layer 8 transmits so as to prevent an occurrence of electric trouble and prevent a leakage of light.
  • a heater electrode and a heater power source are connected to the lower casing 5 of the light mixing portion 530, similar to the casing 5 depicted in an upper portion.
  • the light mixer 700 is formed of plastics such as acryl. In this case, the efficiency of light taken out is further enhanced by selecting refractive indexes of materials of constituent parts installed to be smaller in order such that light emitted from the fluorescent layer 8 directly transmits and arrives at the light mixer 700 and to be smaller than 1.
  • the reflecting layers 540 and 550 are formed by applying vapor deposition to an aluminum film. Other materials having a good reflectance may be used.
  • thermoelectrons are emitted from the electron emitter.
  • an electric resistance distribution of an electron emitter is varied to make constant a distribution of electrons emitted.
  • the remaining electron emitters 2 without being broken are sequentially energized and used till all of a plurality of electron emitters 2 installed are broken.
  • an insulated board and an electron emitter are formed by selecting materials so that a coefficient of thermal expansion of material constituting an insulated board is smaller than that of material constituting an electron emitter. With this, a thermal stress from the insulating board to the electron emitter is reduced.
  • an electrode for controlling electrons is secured to an upper and of a groove formed to relieve an influence of mechanical shocks and vibrations.
  • a slit is provided in a control electrode to change an electric field in the vicinity of secondary electron beams emitted from an electron emitter and a secondary electron emitting layer.
  • a magnet is provided around the casing to converge secondary electron beams in a predetermined direction.
  • an electrode is secured to a fluorescent layer to thereby control a speed of secondary electron beams and relieve electric charges which remain on the surface of a fluorescent layer.
  • a gap portion between fluorescent particles in a fluorescent layer is filled with material having dielectric constant larger than that of a fluorescent member so that most of applied electric field are applied between the fluorescent particles.
  • a gap portion between fluorescent particles in a fluorescent layer is filled with material having a refractive index which is larger than 1 to thereby minimize a total reflection at the surface of the fluorescent layer, and a refractive index of the filler is made to be smaller than that of the fluorescent member to reduce a reflection at the interface of the filler.
  • a fluorescent layer is formed of materials whose refractive indexes are different and smaller than 1. Thereby, a total reflection of light radiation from the fluorescent layer is relieved.
  • an electron emitter, a fluorescent layer and an installation member for installing these within a casing are formed of materials which are different in thermal conductivities from each other. Thereby, an unnecessary heat transmission is relieved.
  • a condenser member is provided to thereby condense light taken out in a desired direction.
  • an excimer laser light is irradiated on a gas capturing layer to effectively heat the gas capturing layer.
  • a light mixer is provided to thereby effectively take out the light from a plurality of fluorescent layers outside the casing.
  • an electron emitter is formed of a material including a boron lanthanum compound whereby a large amount of thermoelectrons can be emitted in a stable manner. Accordingly, a large amount of electron flows can be irradiated on the fluorescent layer to obtain a cathode luminescence emission of high brightness.
  • an electric resistance distribution of an electron emitter can be merely changed to obtain a desired electron irradiation distribution. Accordingly, control can be made so as to provide a suitable distribution such that a luminous distribution is made to be even.
  • an electrode or the like for adjusting the distribution need not be provided, there can obtain a light irradiation apparatus which is simple in assembly and inexpensive.
  • a plurality of electron emitters are provided whereby even if the electron emitters are energized and heated with a high current density, the whole light irradiation apparatus can have a long service life so that a high brightness emission can be conducted for a long period of time.
  • replacement of an electron emitter at the time of burn-out can be quickly and efficiently carried out.
  • a control electrode can be fixedly mounted in a stable manner, it can withstand mechanical vibrations and shocks.
  • a slit is provided in a control electrode whereby an enlarged distribution and a density distribution of an electron flow irradiated on a fluorescent member can be varied.
  • a magnetic pole is installed whereby an enlargement and a density distribution of an electron flow irradiated on a fluorescent member can be easily varied from the outside.
  • a control electrode can withstand mechanical vibration since it is fixedly mounted on the fluorescent layer, and when an apparatus is assembled, an adjusting step such as to control constant a distance to the fluorescent layer is not necessary. The apparatus can be simply assembled.
  • a filler having a dielectric constant in excess of a predetermined value is filled into a fluorescent layer, thereby decreasing a local discharge between the fluorescent particles and an energy loss such as a damage to the fluorescent layer resulting therefrom, as a consequence of which an external luminous efficiency is improved and brighter emission can be obtained.
  • a filler having a predetermined refractive index is filled into a fluorescent layer, thereby decreasing a total reflection within the fluorescent particles to improve an external luminous efficiency and obtain brighter emission.
  • refractive indexes of structures installed between air and a fluorescent member having a refractive index larger than that of air are decreased in order of those installed on the fluorescent member side, whereby light can be taken out smoothly without occurrence of excessive total reflection. Therefore, emission which is large in light takeout efficiency and is brighter can be obtained.
  • portions in the vicinity of an electron emitter which is energized and heated to emit thermoelectrons are hard to be cooled because of poor heat conductivity, and thermoelectrons can be emitted in an efficiently stable manner.
  • Portions in the vicinity of a luminous layer have a good heat conductivity so that heat generation caused by radiant heat and impinging electrons from the electron emitter can be transmitted and scatterred. Accordingly, even if light is generated for a long period of time, emission of stable light can be attained. Further, scattering of heat from an electron emitter is minimized so that the electron emitter can be efficiently energized and heated, and a temperature thereof can be maintained at a high level in an efficient and stable manner.
  • light to be taken out externally of a casing can be condensed, and an illuminance on the irradiation surface is improved.

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Dispositif projecteur de lumière dans lequel une luminescence cathodique de forte luminance peut se produire même lorsqu'on applique un courant de forte densité. Dans ce dispositif, un matériau émetteur d'électrons (2), qui est recouvert d'une couche (14) pouvant émettre des électrons secondaires, est formé sur une base (1) par l'intermédiaire d'une base isolante (3). Dans la position opposée à celle du matériau émetteur d'électrons (2) se trouve une couche de matériau fluorescent (8), sur laquelle tombe un faisceau d'électrons secondaires (18) émis par la couche (14).
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