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The picture below shows the fluorescent screen image on a
Teltron T555 tube. The centre bright spot is the straight
through electron beam. The circles around the centre spot are
produced by electron diffraction. The anode voltage and beam
current are also shown on the digital meters. The applied heater
voltage is 5V. Varying the anode voltage varies the diameter of the
ring pattern. Increasing the voltage decreases the diameter.
'Click-on' the above picture to change
the anode voltage.
'Click on' image to
see electron gun
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Electron diffraction tube
The complete cathode ray tube is shown here with the fluorescent
coated screen on the right- hand side. The anode connection is via the plug on
the neck, seen here above the electron gun.

Teltron T555
Tube schematic

The exit hole in the gun anode can be seen on the left. There is
a fine mesh grid supporting a layer of graphiticised carbon across the aperture.
The beam of electrons passes through this fine mesh on its way to the
luminescent screen. The electrons interact with the atomic spacing of the carbon
atoms to produce the interference patterns observed. This suggest electrons have
'wave-like' behaviour.
For particle behaviour see: Crookes
Railway Tube.
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