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
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