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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arthur Maitland, St. Andrews, GB;
Ian A Strudwick, Chelmsford, GB;
Clifford R Weatherup, Chelmsford, GB;
Assignee:
English Electric Valve Company Limited, Chelmsford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313446 ; 313574 ; 313581 ; 372 87 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for forming an electron beam sheet includes a cathode member having a slot in a front surface thereof, a grid electrode and the anode of a thyratron. When it is desired to trigger the thyratron into conduction, a suitably large potential difference is applied between the cathode member and the grid, resulting in an electron beam sheet being produced extensive of a slot formed in the front surface of the cathode member. This produces ionisation and a main discharge current is established between the main anode and cathode of the thyratron.