scorotron

A scorotron (from screen controlled corona), also called a corona grid, is a device which creates corona discharge current, used in xerography. Scorotrons appear in photocopiers, in xeroradiography equipment, and similar applications.

References

{{citation|

title=Screen Controlled Corona Device (Scorotron) for Charging in a Xerographic Copier|

author=Thomas F. Hayne|

journal=IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications|

volume=IA-12|

issue=1|

date=January 1976|

pages=63–67|

doi=10.1109/TIA.1976.349404|

s2cid=15232361}}

{{citation|

title=scorotron|

work=PR Glossary|

publisher=Precision Roller|

url=https://www.precisionroller.com/definition/scorotron/|

accessdate=2019-10-01}}

{{citation|

title=Xeroradiography: Stagnated after a Promising Beginning? A Historical Review|

volume=4|

issue=1|

pages=95–99|

author1=Christopher I. Udoyea|

author2=Hamid Jafarzadehb|

journal=European Journal of Dentistry|

date=January 2010|

pmc=2798798|

quote=...sensitization of the photoconductor plate in the charging station by depositing a uniform positive charge on its surface with a corona-emitting device called scorotron.|

pmid=20046488|

doi=10.1055/s-0039-1697816

}}

Category:Radiography

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