[comp.sys.amiga] Phosphors

stever@videovax.Tek.COM (Steven E. Rice, P.E.) (10/20/87)

In article <2538@cbmvax.UUCP>, George Robbins (grr@cbmvax.UUCP) writes:

> . . .

> If I remember correctly, high speed oscilloscopes use a blue phospher for
> photograpy, while radar screens and other long ultra-long persistance
> display use this ugly yellow-green stuff.

The blue phosphors matched the sensitivity peak of the film, allowing
photography of fainter traces.  The "ugly yellow-green stuff" has an
amazingly long decay time (a trace is readily visible 10-20 seconds
later).

					Steve Rice

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