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Equipment and Supplies > Electrical Equipment and Supplies > Cathode Ray Tube

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Cathode Ray Tube  

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  • Cathode Ray Tubes

Scope note

  • A vacuum tube equipped with an electron emitting CATHODE and a fluorescent screen which emits visible light when excited by the cathode ray. Cathode ray tubes are used as imaging devises for TELEVISIONS; COMPUTER TERMINALS; TEXT TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES; oscilloscopes; and other DATA DISPLAY devices.

History note

  • 2010; for CATHODE RAYS use BETA RAYS 1985-2009, RADIATION, IONIZING 1976-1984, use RADIATION 1963-1975; for CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAY see DATA DISPLAY 1991-2009

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055984

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