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US 4,047,070 AGranted
Pyroelectric vidicon having target heating means on accelerating anode
AssigneeNorth American Philips Corporation
InventorThomas Conklin
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Abstract
A pyroelectric vidicon employs heating means for stabilizing the target temperature.
Claims2
In a pyroelectric vidicon having a thermally responsive target, an electron gun for generating an electron beam, and means to scan the target with said electron beam, the improvement wherein said electron gun comprises an electron emissive cathode, an accelerating anode including a diaphragm, and heating means on the side of said diaphragm facing said cathode for maintaining the target at a desired temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.