Cold cathode vacuum discharge tube
Abstract
A cold cathode vacuum discharge tube, and method for making same, with an interior surface of the trigger probe coated with carbon deposited by carbon vapor deposition (CVD) or diamond-like carbon (DLC) deposition. Preferably a solid graphite insert is employed in the probe-cathode structure in place of an aluminum bushing employed in the prior art. The CVD or DLC probe face is laser scribed to allow resistance trimming to match available trigger voltage signals and to reduce electrical aging.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871474
- Patent Number(s):
- 5739637
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01T - SPARK GAPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- cold; cathode; vacuum; discharge; tube; method; interior; surface; trigger; probe; coated; carbon; deposited; vapor; deposition; cvd; diamond-like; dlc; preferably; solid; graphite; insert; employed; probe-cathode; structure; aluminum; bushing; prior; laser; scribed; allow; resistance; trimming; match; available; voltage; signals; reduce; electrical; aging; cathode structure; diamond-like carbon; cold cathode; voltage signal; vapor deposition; interior surface; voltage signals; discharge tube; reduce electrical; solid graphite; trigger probe; vacuum discharge; carbon deposited; cathode vacuum; match available; reduce electric; carbon vapor; probe coated; /313/
Citation Formats
Boettcher, Gordon E. Cold cathode vacuum discharge tube. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web.
Boettcher, Gordon E. Cold cathode vacuum discharge tube. United States.
Boettcher, Gordon E. Thu .
"Cold cathode vacuum discharge tube". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871474.
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author = {Boettcher, Gordon E},
abstractNote = {A cold cathode vacuum discharge tube, and method for making same, with an interior surface of the trigger probe coated with carbon deposited by carbon vapor deposition (CVD) or diamond-like carbon (DLC) deposition. Preferably a solid graphite insert is employed in the probe-cathode structure in place of an aluminum bushing employed in the prior art. The CVD or DLC probe face is laser scribed to allow resistance trimming to match available trigger voltage signals and to reduce electrical aging.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1998},
month = {1}
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