Definition of Electron gun

1. Noun. The electrode that is the source of electrons in a cathode-ray tube or electron microscope; consists of a cathode that emits a stream of electrons and the electrostatic or electromagnetic apparatus that focuses it.

Group relationships: Cathode-ray Tube, Crt, Electron Microscope
Generic synonyms: Electrode

Medical Definition of Electron gun

1. A cathode/anode device intended to produce a stream of electrons. Also used inside a video camera tube and monitor picture tube that contains a heated cathode. Electrons emitted by the gun are focused to produce the scanning beam. (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Electron Gun

electronystagmogram
electronystagmography
electron accelerator
electron acceptor
electron beam
electron beam
electron capture
electron carrier
Electron Channeling Pattern
electron cyclotron discharge cleaning
electron cyclotron emission
electron cyclotron heating
electron diffraction
electron donor
electron gun (current term)
electron gun (current term)
electron image
electron interferometer
electron interferometry
electron lens
electron lens
electron magneton
electron micrograph
electron microprobe
electron microscope
electron microscope
electron microscopic
electron microscopy
electron microscopy
electron multiplier

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