Cold cathode definitions

Cold cathode

1) Type of lamp 2) Vacuum tube
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Cold cathode

A cold cathode is a cathode (an electrode that emits electrons) that is not electrically heated by a filament.{clarify|reason=Cathode definition/CCD/(electrons enter device) is external viewpoint, but electron emission is internal viewpoint|date=September 2014} It is used in gas-discharge lamps, such as neon lamps, discharge tubes, and some types ...
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cold cathode

a cathode that does not require heating to produce the desired emission
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cold cathode

cathode which does not require heating to produce the desired electron emission
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cold cathode

a cathode, in an electron tube or lamp, that emits electrons without having to be heated.
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