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HOT CATHODE MAGNETRON IONIZATION GAUGE [1 record]

Record 1 2021-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Electronics
DEF

An emitting cathode ionization gauge with a heated cathode, resembling a simple cylindrical magnetron operating under cut-off conditions, in which a magnetic field is used to lengthen the electron path and so increase the number of ions produced.

CONT

The hot-cathode magnetron gauge. [The researchers] described a hot-cathode gauge head where the path length travelled by electrons is increased by using a magnetic field, as in a magnetron, operating under cutoff conditions …

Key term(s)
  • hot-cathode magnetron gage
  • hot cathode magnetron gage
  • Lafferty gage
  • hot cathode magnetron ionization gage
  • hot-cathode magnetron ionization gauge
  • hot cathode magnetron ionization gauge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Électronique
DEF

Manomètre à cathode d'émission doté d'une cathode chauffée, qui ressemble à un simple magnétron cylindrique opérant à la coupure, dans lequel un champ magnétique allonge le parcours des électrons et augmente ainsi le nombre d'ions produits.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos científicos
  • Electrónica
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