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Plucker Tube

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(1):

A vacuum tube, used in spectrum analysis, in which the part through which the discharge takes place is a capillary tube, thus producing intense incandescence of the contained gases.

(2):

Crookes tube.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Plucker Tube'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/plucker-tube.html. 1828.
 
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