Schematic drawing of Thomson's apparatus in the second experiment. Rays from the cathode (C) pass through a slit in the anode (A) and through a slit in a grounded metal plug (B). An electrical voltage is established between aluminum plates (D and E), and a scale pasted on the outside of the end of the tube measures the deflection of the rays.

J.J. Thomson, "Cathode Rays," The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Fifth Series, October 1897. p. 296



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