IL273140B2 - Thermally assisted photocathode with negative electron affinity - Google Patents

Thermally assisted photocathode with negative electron affinity

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Publication number
IL273140B2
IL273140B2 IL273140A IL27314020A IL273140B2 IL 273140 B2 IL273140 B2 IL 273140B2 IL 273140 A IL273140 A IL 273140A IL 27314020 A IL27314020 A IL 27314020A IL 273140 B2 IL273140 B2 IL 273140B2
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Israel
Prior art keywords
photocathode
layer
barrier
accordance
thermionic
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IL273140A
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English (en)
Hebrew (he)
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IL273140A (en
IL273140B1 (en
Original Assignee
Intevac Inc
Eotech Llc
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Publication of IL273140A publication Critical patent/IL273140A/en
Publication of IL273140B1 publication Critical patent/IL273140B1/en
Publication of IL273140B2 publication Critical patent/IL273140B2/en

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J1/00—Details of electrodes, of magnetic control means, of screens, or of the mounting or spacing thereof, common to two or more basic types of discharge tubes or lamps
    • H01J1/02—Main electrodes
    • H01J1/34—Photo-emissive cathodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J31/00—Cathode ray tubes; Electron beam tubes
    • H01J31/08—Cathode ray tubes; Electron beam tubes having a screen on or from which an image or pattern is formed, picked up, converted, or stored
    • H01J31/26—Image pick-up tubes having an input of visible light and electric output
    • H01J31/48—Tubes with amplification of output effected by electron multiplier arrangements within the vacuum space
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2201/00—Electrodes common to discharge tubes
    • H01J2201/34—Photoemissive electrodes
    • H01J2201/342—Cathodes
    • H01J2201/3421—Composition of the emitting surface
    • H01J2201/3423—Semiconductors, e.g. GaAs, NEA emitters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2231/00—Cathode ray tubes or electron beam tubes
    • H01J2231/50—Imaging and conversion tubes
    • H01J2231/501—Imaging and conversion tubes including multiplication stage
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J29/00—Details of cathode-ray tubes or of electron-beam tubes of the types covered by group H01J31/00
    • H01J29/02—Electrodes; Screens; Mounting, supporting, spacing or insulating thereof
    • H01J29/04—Cathodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J31/00—Cathode ray tubes; Electron beam tubes
    • H01J31/08—Cathode ray tubes; Electron beam tubes having a screen on or from which an image or pattern is formed, picked up, converted, or stored
    • H01J31/49—Pick-up adapted for an input of electromagnetic radiation other than visible light and having an electric output, e.g. for an input of X-rays, for an input of infrared radiation

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Common Detailed Techniques For Electron Tubes Or Discharge Tubes (AREA)
  • Image-Pickup Tubes, Image-Amplification Tubes, And Storage Tubes (AREA)
IL273140A 2017-09-12 2018-09-12 Thermally assisted photocathode with negative electron affinity IL273140B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US15/702,647 US10692683B2 (en) 2017-09-12 2017-09-12 Thermally assisted negative electron affinity photocathode
PCT/US2018/050735 WO2019055554A1 (en) 2017-09-12 2018-09-12 PHOTOCATHODE WITH THERMALLY ASSISTED NEGATIVE ELECTRONIC AFFINITY

Publications (3)

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IL273140A IL273140A (en) 2020-04-30
IL273140B1 IL273140B1 (en) 2024-06-01
IL273140B2 true IL273140B2 (en) 2024-10-01

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US (1) US10692683B2 (enExample)
EP (1) EP3682461B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP7227230B2 (enExample)
AU (1) AU2018332878B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA3075509C (enExample)
IL (1) IL273140B2 (enExample)
WO (1) WO2019055554A1 (enExample)

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WO2019055554A1 (en) 2019-03-21
CA3075509C (en) 2024-05-14
EP3682461B1 (en) 2024-11-06
JP2020533760A (ja) 2020-11-19
US10692683B2 (en) 2020-06-23
IL273140A (en) 2020-04-30
EP3682461A1 (en) 2020-07-22
IL273140B1 (en) 2024-06-01
AU2018332878A1 (en) 2020-04-09
JP7227230B2 (ja) 2023-02-21
US20190080875A1 (en) 2019-03-14
EP3682461A4 (en) 2021-11-10
AU2018332878B2 (en) 2023-03-30
CA3075509A1 (en) 2019-03-21

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