da_warped_1
08-21-05, 02:53 AM
I need a little help with this question
The electrons in a typical television reciever have kinetic energies in the order of 10keV. Do the designers of the image-forming systems in television sets have to use quantum physics in their calculations?
Thanks
I need a little help with this question
The electrons in a typical television reciever have kinetic energies in the order of 10keV. Do the designers of the image-forming systems in television sets have to use quantum physics in their calculations?
Thanks
No, not at all. It's a matter of providing sufficient voltage and current. Along with the deflection and timing circuits, of course. Pure common electronics, no quantum physics needed.
James R
08-21-05, 07:12 PM
Yeah. All that is needed is classical electromagnetism.
kevinalm
08-22-05, 12:30 AM
They do need an understanding of radition exposure and shielding though. Actually, most color crt's are around 30-40kv. That's some fairly serious x-ray radiation. A lot of early tv techs died of leukemia. Modern crt designs minimize xray exposure particularly toward the front, but caution is still a good idea. One of the _many_ reasons not to muck around inside of a tv, computer monitor, etc. unless you truely _know_ what your doing.