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Specialized - Photo Tube ·ImageStorage

TH9895

Image-memory Vidicon supporting nondestructive readout and long-duration optical image storage.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
DITETRAR8
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 150 mA

Description

Image-memory Vidicon for nondestructive readout and long optical storage.

Socket description

Small-button Ditetrar 8-pin

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
DITETRAR8
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
150 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

Terminal pinout

Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.

No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.

Section ratings

1 physical section, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

ImageStorage

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Source-dependent data

Operating conditions by source

Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.

Data set 01

1972 Thomson CSF

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

ImageStorage

Characteristic

  • Heater Voltage

    6.3 V

  • Heater Current

    150 mA

  • Heater Voltage

    6.3 V

  • Heater Current

    150 mA

  • Reading Time

    5-10 min

  • Memory Time

    >several days

  • Resolution

    600 TV lines

  • Cathode Voltage

    0 V

  • Target Storage Mode

    optical image memory