Reservoir Cathodes - Recent Development

Abstract

We review recent work on reservoir cathodes both by our organization and by others. Reservoir cathodes differ from impregnated cathodes in that barium emissive materials are stored in a reservoir attached to, but separate from, the cathode matrix. A diagram of our miniature reservoir cathode is shown in Figure 1.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADP022569

Entities

People

  • Bernard Vancil
  • Edwin G. Wintucky

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barium
  • Barium Oxides
  • Diffusers
  • Electronics
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Engines
  • Heat Shields
  • Ion Engines
  • Life Tests
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Materials
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Reservoirs
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Vacuum Electronics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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