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TUBE AQUADAG [1 record]

Record 1 2000-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
DEF

An electron tube sensitive to ultra-violet radiation, used in the C7012 Purple Peeper Ultraviolet Flame Detectors. When saturated with ultraviolet radiation, this tube delivers less than 1 microwatt to the flame signal amplifier.

OBS

aquadag: graphite coating on the inside of certain cathode-ray tubes for collecting secondary electrons emitted by the face of the tube.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
OBS

Aquadag : (marque déposée) solution colloïdale de graphite utilisée principalement pour former une couche conductrice sur la face intérieure de la partie conique d'un tube-image pour faciliter l'écoulement des électrons secondaires émis par la couche fluorescente.

OBS

Aquadag / Aquadag.

Key term(s)
  • tube image revêtu d'Aquadag
  • tube Aquadag
  • Aquadag

Spanish

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