Glow discharge apparatus
CA 2258023 A1 · Owner: Parkes, Andrew · Inventors: Parkes, Andrew; Green, Ian Macdonald
Overview
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Glow discharge apparatus comprises a light-transmissive body (101) defining a cavity (102) containing neon or xenon gas. The glow discharge is powered by one or more electrodes (103) external to the cavity. The apparatus also comprises a secondary light source (104) for illuminating the neon gas to provide electrons in the cavity, thereby assisting discharge initiation in intermittent use, for example when controlled by a pulse time modulation drive circuit (107).
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- Filed June 11, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 11, 2017.
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