Setu, Abul Fujail

18-38744-3
Title: Cathode Ray Tube Technology and Appliances

Summary: A vacuum tube with one or more electron guns and a fluorescent screen used to view
images is known as a cathode ray tube (CRT). It has the capability of accelerating and deflecting
electron beams onto the screen in order to produce images. Electrical waveforms, graphics
(television, computer display), radar targets, and other objects may be represented by the images.
The vacuum level inside the tube is high vacuum on the order of 0.01 Pa to133 nPa.
A cathode ray tube is a long-evacuated glass tube-shaped device. In each end of the glass tube,
there is a metal anode as well as a cathode. The positive and negative sides of a battery are
connected via the anode and cathode, respectively. The circuit is complete so when key is
pressed, and current begins to flow. The large separation between the cathode and the anode, on
the other hand, prevents current from flowing throughout the circuit. When the current voltage is
increased, however, the electrons in the cathode begin to be emitted as fluorescent blue green
colored cathode rays that flow towards the anode. Because they are made up of negatively
charged electrons, these rays are negatively charged. The discovery of these rays led to the
discovery of electrons.
There are two types of CRT available depending on the deflection system.
(i) The Electromagnetic deflection type; used in CRT TV, CRT monitor
(ii) (ii) The Electrostatic deflection type used in Oscilloscope and other measurement and
instrumentation equipment.
Advantages of CRT:
▪ The cathode rayed tube can easily increase the monitor’s brightness by reflecting the
light.
▪ They produce more colors
▪ The Cathode Ray Tube monitors have lower price rate than the LCD display or Plasma
display.
▪ The quality of the image displayed on a Cathode Ray Tube is superior to the LCD and
Plasma monitors.
▪ The contrast features of the cathode ray tube monitor are considered highly excellent.

Disadvantages of CRT:
▪ They have a big back and take up space on desk.
▪ The electromagnetic fields emitted by CRT monitors constitute a health hazard to the
functioning of living cells.
▪ CRTs emit a small amount of X-ray band radiation which can result in a health hazard.
▪ Constant refreshing of CRT monitors can result in headache.
▪ CRTs operate at very high voltage which can overheat system or result in an implosion
▪ Within a CRT a strong vacuum exists in it and can also result in a implosion
▪ They are heavy to pick up and carry around
Color CRTs:
Three different phosphors emit red, green, and blue light, respectively, in color tubes. They are
arranged in stripes or clusters known as "triads." Three electron guns, one for each primary color,
are positioned in a straight line or in an equilateral triangular arrangement in color CRTs. The
electrons that would otherwise reach the erroneous phosphor are absorbed by a grille or mask. A
shadow mask tube has a metal plate with tiny holes arranged so that the electron beam only
illuminates the correct phosphors on the tube's face; the holes are tapered so that electrons that
strike the inside of any hole have been reflected back, rather than bouncing through the hole and
striking a random (wrong) spot on the screen.