Thyratron
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thyratron-174-5366092
title:
Thyratron
text:
A thyratron is a type of gas-filled tube used as a high-power electrical switch and controlled rectifier. Thyratrons can handle much greater currents than similar hard-vacuum tubes. Electron multiplication occurs when the gas becomes ionized, producing a phenomenon known as a Townsend discharge. Gases used include mercury vapor, xenon, neon, and hydrogen. Unlike a vacuum tube (valve), a thyratron cannot be used to amplify signals linearly. In the 1920s, thyratrons were derived from early vacuum
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Gas-filled tube, electrical switch, rectifier
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyratron
date created:
2003-12-15T03:43:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T18:01:20Z
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