Higher Physics

Electricity and Electronics - Activity 2 

The Cathode ray Tube

Aim - To investigate the path of the electron beam in a cathode ray tube.     Instructions
  • Note the value of the EHT voltage used in the electron gun.
  • Calculate the work done on each electron by the electric field in the electron gun.
  • Hence calculate the speed of the electrons as they leave the electron gun and enter the evacuated tube.
  • Switch the HT supply ON.  Sketch the path followed by the electron beam as it passes between the deflection plates when:
    a)  bottom plate is positive, top plate is negative
    b)  top plate is positive, bottom plate is negative
  • Explain the effect the following changes have on the path followed by the electron beam:
    a)  increase EHT voltage on the electron gun
    b)  increase HT voltage on the deflection plates.
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