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The page on cavity magnetrons states Thorium is used in the filaments of the magnetron. It would be interesting to find references to support this and to mention it under the applications for / uses of Thorium.
In the early 1920, the use of Thoria was discovered to improve Vacuum Tubes, see the following https://archive.org/details/70yearsofradiotu00stok/mode/2up?q=thoria 2600:8803:7D00:5B10:312D:2FED:8211:778B ( talk) 00:47, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
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* {{cite book |last=Emsley |first=J. |authorlink=John Emsley |title=Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements |year=2011 |publisher=Oxford University |isbn=978-0-19-850341-5 |page=236}}
in the text near the claim.(please do not archive this message; it is a general instruction and is meant to remain untagged)
The page on cavity magnetrons states Thorium is used in the filaments of the magnetron. It would be interesting to find references to support this and to mention it under the applications for / uses of Thorium.
In the early 1920, the use of Thoria was discovered to improve Vacuum Tubes, see the following https://archive.org/details/70yearsofradiotu00stok/mode/2up?q=thoria 2600:8803:7D00:5B10:312D:2FED:8211:778B ( talk) 00:47, 14 July 2024 (UTC)