• DocumentCode
    1448736
  • Title

    A high-current thyratron

  • Author

    Coolidge, A. W.

  • Author_Institution
    General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
  • Volume
    70
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1951
  • Firstpage
    698
  • Lastpage
    699
  • Abstract
    The GL-5855, a new inert-gas-filled thyratron, has massive anode and grid elements sealed directly to a heavy-walled glass envelope. These elements, therefore, are cooled by convection as well as by radiation, permitting full-load operation with low grid current.
  • Keywords
    Anodes; Cathodes; Glass; Seals; Thyratrons; Welding;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1951.6436772
  • Filename
    6436772