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Record 1 - external organization data 2002-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sprytron tube
1, record 1, English, sprytron%20tube
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vacumm sprytron tube 2, record 1, English, vacumm%20sprytron%20tube
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A sprytron tube is a vacuum current switch that operates by applying a high voltage trigger signal across a thin carbon film coated on the cathode inside the device. The heat generated by current flow through the carbon film causes it to vaporize, creating an intense plasma resulting in current conduction across the biased cathode and anode. Chemical vapor deposition is the existing technology used to produce carbon films for Sprytron tubes. 3, record 1, English, - sprytron%20tube
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source for "vacuum sprytron tube": Nuclear Non-Proliferation Import and Export Control Regulations. 4, record 1, English, - sprytron%20tube
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tube au sprytron à vide
1, record 1, French, tube%20au%20sprytron%20%C3%A0%20vide
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Composants électroniques pour les appareils de mise à feu (dispositifs de commutation et condensateurs à décharge d'impulsions) : a) dispositifs de commutation : (1) tubes à cathode froide (y compris les tubes au krytron à gaz et les tubes au sprytron à vide), qu'ils soient ou non remplis de gaz, fonctionnant de manière similaire à un éclateur à étincelle, comprenant trois électrodes ou plus et possédant toutes les caractéristiques suivantes [...] 1, record 1, French, - tube%20au%20sprytron%20%C3%A0%20vide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Règlement cité : Règlement sur le contrôle de l'importation et de l'exportation aux fins de la non-prolifération nucléaire. 2, record 1, French, - tube%20au%20sprytron%20%C3%A0%20vide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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