Deformographic Storage Display Tube (DSDT) Material Study

Abstract

The report describes the investigation into the problem of finding a polymer material to serve as the deformable medium for a light valve display device called the Deformographic Storage Display Tube (DSDT). The DSDT operates on the principle of generating minute deformations in a deformable material by the establishment of an electrostatic force from charges deposited by a cathode ray beam. The deformations in the material are translated into a visual image by projection through a Schlieren optical system. The DSDT has demonstrated feasibility to be a multipurpose display tube. It exhibits storage, controlled persistence, selectable erase, high resolution, high dynamic range, and display sizes from 6 to 60 inches from a single tube.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 1972
Accession Number
AD0744689

Entities

People

  • B. James Ross
  • Bernard I. Halperin

Organizations

  • International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Chromatography
  • Dynamic Range
  • Elastic Properties
  • Equations
  • Fabrication
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Molecular Weight
  • Molecules
  • Observation
  • Parametric Analysis
  • Polymers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Materials Science and Engineering.