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Ion sputter textured graphite electrode plates
Assignee: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Filing: 1982-03-31
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Granted: 1983-11-22
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Expires: 2002-03-31
Abstract
Abstract A specially textured surface of pyrolytic graphite exhibits extremely low yields of secondary electrons and reduced numbers of reflected primary electrons after impingement of high energy primary electrons. Electrode plates of this material are used in multistage depressed collectors. An ion flux having an energy between 500 eV and 1000 eV and a current density between 1.0 mA/cm 2 and 6.0 mA/cm 2 produces surface roughening or texturing which is in the form of needles or spires. Such textured surfaces are especially useful as anode collector plates in high efficiency electron tube devices.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur N. Curren
- 👤 Ralph Forman
- 👤 James S. Sovey
- 👤 Edwin G. Wintucky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:06
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/0027; C04B41/80; H; H01; H01J; H01J25/00; H01J25/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
In a multistage depressed collector having a retarding electric field for slowing charge particles prior to being collected, the improvement comprising a plurality of pyrolytic graphite electrode plates adjacent to said beam for intercepting said slowed charged particles, each of said plates having a textured surface comprising a dense array of spires, each having a diameter less than about 1 micron and a height between about 5 microns and about 10 microns to attain low secondary emission yields of about 0.3 and reduced numbers of reflected primary electrons.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
In a multistage depressed collector having a retarding electric field for slowing charge particles prior to being collected, the improvement comprising a plurality of pyrolytic graphite electrode plates adjacent to said beam for intercepting said slowed charged particles, each of said plates having a textured surface comprising a dense array of spires, each having a diameter less than about 1 micron and a height between about 5 microns and about 10 microns to attain low secondary emission yields of about 0.3 and reduced numbers of reflected primary electrons.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A multistage depressed collector as claimed in claim 1 wherein the textured surface has a reflected primary electron index of less than 1 when the primary electrons have energies in the range between 500 eV and 1000 eV.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A multistage depressed collector as claimed in claim 1 wherein the electrode plates are high purity pyrolytic graphite having a maximum 0.01 percent ash content.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A multistage depressed collector as claimed in claim 1 wherein the pyrolytic graphite has a crystalline orientation such that the textured surfaces are substantially parallel to the direction of high strength and high thermal conductivity.
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