Controllable hydrogen source with gettering effect for electronic tubes

Patent · Tue Jan 12 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5554012

Heinz, R; Steinhage, P

A Zr-C sintered body is charged with H2 to form zirconium hydride within the body and such body is positioned in working association with a heating means within an electronic tube, such as a vidicon tube, which utilizes hydrogen as a supporting gas. During an operation of such tube, the sintered body is heated and releases an amount of H2 therefrom as a function of the temperature while the sintered body acts as a getter for any residual gases within the tube, other than H2, at elevated operating temperatures.

• Assignee: Heimann Gmbh (Germany, Federal Republic of)
• Patent Number(s): US 4310781
• OSTI ID: 5554012
• Resource Relation: Patent Priority Date: Priority date 30 Sep 1977, Germany, Federal Republic of (F.R. Germany); Other Information: PAT-APPL-944581
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
08 HYDROGEN
ELECTRON TUBES
GETTERS
HYDROGEN GENERATORS
HYDROGEN
ZIRCONIUM HYDRIDES
ELEMENTS
GAS GENERATORS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
NONMETALS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS
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