For operating information about cathodes see:

 

• LaB₆ Cathode Info (ES-423) PDF - (198 KB) Care and operating instruction sheet, with typical performance graphs

• Ta Disc Cathode Info (ES-042) PDF - (127 KB) Care and operating instruction sheet

• Ta Disc Cathode Info (ES-044) PDF - (83 KB) Care and operating instruction sheet

• Ta Disc Cathode Info (ES-046) PDF - (99 KB) Care and operating instruction sheet

• Barium Oxide Cathode Info (ES-ES-015) PDF - (29 KB) Care, activation and operating instruction sheet

• Barium Oxide Cathode Info (ES-ES-064) PDF - (29 KB) Care, activation and operating instruction sheet

• Barium Oxide Cathode Info (ES-ES-066) PDF - (29 KB) Care, activation and operating instruction sheet

 

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For detailed information about LaB₆ lanthanum hexaboride cathodes, see:

• LaB₆-01 Technical Bulletin PDF -  (1,653 KB) General Guidelines for Operating LaB₆ Cathodes

• LaB₆-02 Technical Bulletin PDF -  (1,550 KB) The Relationship between LaB₆ and Cathode Life and Gun Vacuum

• LaB₆-03 Technical Bulletin PDF -  (1,218 KB) Emission Drift --  LaB₆ and Gun Stability

• LaB₆-04 Technical Bulletin PDF -  (632 KB) Oxygen Activation of LaB₆ Cathodes-- The Double Saturation Effect

• LaB₆-05 Technical Bulletin PDF - (832 KB) Kimball Physics ES-423E LaB₆ Cathode Style 60-06 (60^o included cone angle, 6µm diameter flat)

• LaB₆-06 Technical Bulletin PDF - (2,104 KB) Kimball Physics ES-423E LaB₆ Cathode Operating Instructions for LEICA/ Cambridge Stereoscan Series SEM's

• LaB₆-07 Technical Bulletin PDF - (335 KB) Recovery of Emission from ES-423E  LaB₆ Cathodes Following a Vacuum Dump

• LaB₆ Thermodynamics PDF - (142 KB) Data table

• LaB₆ Surface Recession vs Temperature PDF - (47 KB) Graph

• LaB₆ Surface Recession vs Theoretical Brightness PDF - (58 KB) Graph