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Measurements of Retarding Potential on the Hollow Cathode

Nature volume 176, pages 1079–1080 (1955)Cite this article

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THE hollow cathode1 consists of a cylindrical closed box of nickel with a small hole at one end. The inner surfaces of the box and the hole are coated with conventional cathode paste.

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  1. Imperial College, London, S.W.7

    A. W. BRIGHT

  2. Services Electronics Research Laboratory, Baldock

    J. S. THORP

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BRIGHT, A., THORP, J. Measurements of Retarding Potential on the Hollow Cathode. Nature 176, 1079–1080 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/1761079b0

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