orthicon

• Tubo de televisión transmisor obsoleto utilizado en las primeras cámaras de televisión, en el que los electrones emitidos por una superficie fotoemisiva en proporción a la intensidad de la luz incidente se enfocan sobre un blanco, produciendo emisión secundaria de electrones.

A now obsolete picture pickup tube used in early television cameras, where electrons emitted from a photoemissive surface in proportion to the intensity of incident light are focused onto a target, causing secondary emission of electrons.

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   A now obsolete picture pickup tube in a television camera; 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.

   tubo orticón

   • The orthicon was a key component in early television cameras.
   • Engineers replaced the orthicon with more advanced image sensors.
   • The orthicon tube required precise calibration to function correctly.