1-Inch Saticon for high-definition color television cameras

A high-resolution 1-in TV camera tube with the Saticon photoconductive layer has been developed for live color image pickup in the high-definition television system based on 2:1 interlaced 1125 scanning lines and 60 fields per second. The inherent high-resolution capability of the Saticon photoconductive target is fully demonstrated by the use of a diode-operation electron gun having no beam crossover point. The electrons emitted from a flat barium-impregnated tungsten cathode are formed into a narrow and laminar electron beam of high current density and low beam temperature using a fine beam-defining aperture about 12 µm in diameter in the positively biased G1disc electrode. The tube has an outstanding resolving power and a low lag characteristic as well as sufficient beam current margin to handle the standard peak signal current of 0.5 µA required for a reasonably high ratio in the wide-band video signal system. The applicability of the design concept to the tubes for standard TV systems is also discussed.