Thermionic heater cathode assembly of electron-beam gun

摘要

A thermionic heater cathode assembly of an electron-beam gun, comprising a disc cathode made of a highly-emissive material and disposed near a U-shaped ribbon filament with a thermionic portion and current-carrying sections arranged in parallel, wherein the ends of said ribbon filament sections to be connected to a holder are arranged in a plane normal to the ends of the same sections, adjoining the thermionic portion of said ribbon filament.