Anode ray

Anode ray tube showing the rays passing through the perforated cathode and causing the pink glow above it.
Anode ray tube, turned-off condition

An anode ray (also positive ray or canal ray) is a beam of positive ions that is created by certain types of gas-discharge tubes. They were first observed in Crookes tubes during experiments by the German scientist Eugen Goldstein, in 1886.[1] Later work on anode rays by Wilhelm Wien and J. J. Thomson led to the development of mass spectrometry.

  1. ^ Grayson, Michael A. (2002). Measuring mass: from positive rays to proteins. Philadelphia: Chemical Heritage Press. pp. 4. ISBN 0-941901-31-9.

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