Meaning Of The Word Image orthicon

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Image orthicon Meaning

Image orthicon Definition
Image orthicon Definition

What's The Definition Of Image orthicon?

image orthicon in American English
a television camera tube of high sensitivity that combines an image converter, an orthicon, and an electron-multiplier amplifier
noun: a camera tube, more sensitive than the orthicon, in which an electron image generated by a photocathode is focused on one side of a target that is scanned on its other side by a beam of low-velocity electrons to produce the output signal

image orthicon in British English
noun: a television camera tube in which electrons, emitted from a photoemissive surface in proportion to the intensity of the incident light, are focused onto the target causing secondary emission of electrons

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