• DocumentCode
    987614
  • Title

    The Development of Gas Discharge Tubes

  • Author

    Cobine, J.D.

  • Author_Institution
    General Electric Research Laboratory, Schenectady, N.Y.
  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1962
  • fDate
    5/1/1962 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    970
  • Lastpage
    978
  • Abstract
    The paper is an historical review of the development of gas discharge tubes. The material is divided into five classifications based on discharge types, namely: 1) Ionization tubes, 2) Cold-cathode discharge tubes, 3) Hot-cathode arc discharge tubes, 4) Liquid metal arc tubes, and 5) Plasma tubes.
  • Keywords
    Cathodes; Electrodes; Electron tubes; Fires; Gas discharge devices; Gases; Glass; Ionization; Lighting; Rectifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1962.288384
  • Filename
    4066807