@Chuck - Nightvision uses a much different tube construction; basically it's a photon amplifier that receives photons at one end (converts them to electrons), and the phosphor coating at the other end (electron to multiple photons). It's truly an ingenious device, and the second-generation tubes (microchannel electron amplifier) are even more interesting (and of course, more expensive). There are no deflection plates (or yoke) in (around) the tube. They are also much smaller than a traditional CRT.
Sadly, nightvision tubes can suffer permanent phosphor damage from bright light (eg, laser), as I found out from a night-game of paintball [another story, but what an adrenaline rush!!] . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/34e5170e-fd97-4253-9b1c-b9a4a204e55c%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
