Discharge device having cathode with micro hollow array

Discharge device having cathode with micro hollow array

A discharge device comprises a discharge chamber containing a gas at a prescribed pressure; a cathode mounted within said discharge chamber, said cathode comprising a conductor having a plurality of micro hollows therein, each of said micro hollows having dimensions selected to support a micro hollo...

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Hauptverfasser: BYSZEWSKI, WOJCIECH W, DHARAMSI, AMIN N, SCHOENBACK, KARL H, PETERKIN, FRANK E
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION
ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
ELECTRICITY
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Zusammenfassung:A discharge device comprises a discharge chamber containing a gas at a prescribed pressure; a cathode mounted within said discharge chamber, said cathode comprising a conductor having a plurality of micro hollows therein, each of said micro hollows having dimensions selected to support a micro hollow discharge at said prescribed pressure; an anode mounted within said discharge chamber and spaced from said cathode; and electrical means for coupling electrical energy to said cathode and said anode at a voltage and current for producing micro hollow discharges in each of the micro hollows in said cathode.