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Made by Emil
Gundelach probably between 1898 - 1903, this ion
x-ray tube tube requires a low pressure of residual gas to produce
x-rays and is sensitive to pressure variations inside the tube. This is
a medium voltage dc x-ray tube. The tube measures 12" long and is
5" in diameter at its largest point. The cathode
is at the bottom, the anode is at the top,
and the anticathode is inbetween at
an angle of 45 degrees. If the tube stopped working due to low gas pressure,
the osmo regeneration mechanism was
used to add a small amount of hydrogen gas to the tube by diffusion through
a hollow palladium needle that was closed at one end.
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