help electron source

DatEm0tioN

So.... i need a project for my last year in high school, me and 3 more friends r planing to make a particle accelerator and we have all the plans made we r using a van graaff machine to create the power needed to excite the electrons etc... so we have a problem, we need an electron source so if anyone knows where to find one plz tell me thank you

l_Rena_l

couldnt you be like the other kids and make a potato lamp?

its much more simple.

but apart from that good luck, i'm bad at science! XD

RaptorJebus

im not einstien and what is this?

DatEm0tioN

_Renamon_ wrote: »

couldnt you be like the other kids and make a potato lamp?

its much more simple.

but apart from that good luck, i'm bad at science! XD

i know but potato lamps are kinda boring and if i get this it will be the first time its ever done in my country and its gona be done by a 17 year old guy

Munzta wrote: »

im not einstien and what is this?

this is physics my friend

[MOD]D34d3y3

I've got no idea what kind of specs you're looking for on this thing, but CRT monitors and TVs use electron guns to light up the phosphors on the screens, so you might be able to scavenge one of those. Just keep in mind that CRTs can have enough residual charge in their capacitors to kill you long after they're turned off and unplugged, so open one up at your own risk. I'm not aware of any commercially available electron emitters that aren't going to cost you a few federal grants, but that doesn't mean they aren't out there.

DatEm0tioN

[MOD]D34d3y3 wrote: »

I've got no idea what kind of specs you're looking for on this thing, but CRT monitors and TVs use electron guns to light up the phosphors on the screens, so you might be able to scavenge one of those. Just keep in mind that CRTs can have enough residual charge in their capacitors to kill you long after they're turned off and unplugged, so open one up at your own risk. I'm not aware of any commercially available electron emitters that aren't going to cost you a few federal grants, but that doesn't mean they aren't out there.

i suspected that old TVs had electron sources but i was not sure since i was not able to confirm that, and im aware that the CRTs could kill me but thanks for the warning anyway, i have all the security issues arranged and prepared in case the worse happens. Thank for confirming that there might exist electrons sources on old TVs and on CRTs and i guess u r right because actually buying one would be extremely expensive so in case we have to buy one we r thinking of asking financial help to the university or to the cientific research facility.
thanks for ur help ill be sure to put ur name( well as i dont know ur name ill put ur forum nao xD) in the people that help section of the work