cathode ray
Tube television beam
A cathode ray is a stream of electrons emitted from the negative electrode (cathode) in a vacuum tube when voltage is applied.
Before the physics was understood, the phenomenon was named for its apparent ray-like behavior.
Cathode ray tubes powered television and computer monitors for decades: the glow of a cathode ray screen.
Now largely obsolete, replaced by flat-panel displays.
Scottish hereditary name
- electronsNegative charges in atoms
- Crookes tubeEvacuated tube for electrons
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
Röntgen · physics · magnetism · electricity · particle · scientific breakthrough
Vacuum tube display
- electron gunCharged particle beam source
- phosphorLight-emitting coating substance
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- vacuumAbsence of matter
electron beam · yoke · neck · funnel · faceplate · filament · grid · focus
Electron beam display
- interlacingCrossing and recrossing alternately
- electron gunsDevices emitting particle beams
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- purityUncontaminated quality
CRT television · Farnsworth · kinescope · RGB · retrace · screen glow
Electron-beam display device
- VGALegacy display interface
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- refresh rateScreen update speed measurement
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
curvature · screen burn · degauss · analog display · computer display · brightness · contrast
Thomson
Scottish hereditary name
- electronsNegative charges in atoms
- Crookes tubeEvacuated tube for electrons
- deflectionChange in trajectory
Röntgen · experiment · physics · magnetism · electricity · particle · scientific breakthrough
CRT
Vacuum tube display
- electron gunCharged particle beam source
- phosphorLight-emitting coating substance
- deflectionChange in trajectory
vacuum · electron beam · yoke · neck · funnel · faceplate · filament · grid · focus · acceleration
picture tube
Electron beam display
- interlacingCrossing and recrossing alternately
- electron gunsDevices emitting particle beams
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
purity · CRT television · Farnsworth · kinescope · RGB · retrace · screen glow
CRT monitor
Electron-beam display device
- VGALegacy display interface
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- refresh rateScreen update speed measurement
flicker · curvature · screen burn · degauss · analog display · computer display · brightness · contrast
waveform
Graphed oscillation pattern
graticule · calibration · probe · bandwidth
- televisionTV, television, broadcast, TV shows, TV series
- obsolete techfloppy disk, VHS, dial-up modem, cassette tape, floppy disks
- rayssunray, stingray, giant manta
- Electricity HistoryMichael Faraday, Faraday, Benjamin Franklin, Franklin, Thomas Edison
- Analog TVCRT, tube TV, rabbit ears, VHF, UHF
- physics labpendulum, circuit, magnet, inclined plane, pulley
cathode rayelectromagnetic radiation
Wave-propagating energy through space
X-ray · visible light · radio wave · light ray · light
ray, rays, diode, electrode, anode, cathode, cathodes, cathode rays