Abstract:
To increase selectively the electron emission from a cathode, a control grid is placed above the cathode and osmium or iridium is evaporated through the openings of the grid onto the cathode. On the resulting cathode the coated regions provide a value of work function which is lower than that of the uncoated regions.
Abstract:
A low mass insulated heater that can be bonded with low thermal drop to an object to be heated consists of a planar arrangement of a heater wire which, after being covered with a thin coating of insulation, is coated with material that is sintered or alloyed to form a metallic sheath. The sheath is brazed directly to a member to be heated to form an integrally bonded structure in which the composite materials all have similar thermal expansion characteristics.