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On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 13:38:32 -0400, Tony King - W4ZT
<w4zt-060920@...> wrote:
We had a discussion about fluorescence in ceramic tubes some time back
and I posted a few pictures of GS-35B's glowing in the dark
<>. The best explanation was electron bombardment
as opposed to soft X-rays. Just not enough voltage to accelerate the
electrons enough to generate the X-rays. Most of the pictures were taken
with less than 2500 Volts on the anode.
73, Tony W4ZT
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One way to prove it once and for all would be to try to deflect the
beam with a magnet. Electrons would be deflected, x-rays would not.
Sound reasonable?
Bill, W6WRT
