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X-Ray Tube, by Philips, Holland, c. 1960

Inventory Number 22910


Item type
Object
Makers
Philips
Provenance
Used in Department of Chemical Crystallography, Oxford
Primary inscriptions
Plaque on base: "PHILIPS / MADE IN HOLLAND / Type 25643/32 / Nr 49416". Sticker on cylinder: "HAZARDOUS MATERIAL / THE WINDOW MATERIAL IS BERYLLIUM"
Physical material
Beryllium
Glass
Metal
Object type
X-Ray equipment
Inventory No
22910
Accession Number
1969-30/3

Description

Water-cooled with a copper target.

Used for crystallographic analysis. Plaque on base: "PHILIPS / MADE IN HOLLAND / Type 25643/32 / Nr 49416". Sticker on cylinder: "HAZARDOUS MATERIAL / THE WINDOW MATERIAL IS BERYLLIUM Water-cooled Philips Diffraction x-ray tube with a copper target and four beryllium windows. Glass cylinders on top of metal base.