Bauer Regenerator
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
The Bauer Regenerator is a device used to reduce the vacuum in gas (ion) X-ray tubes by introducing gas from the external environment. It utilizes the property of certain substances to allow air to pass while blocking mercury.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Bauer Regenerator, is used to reduce the vacuum in gas (ion) X-ray tubes, with gas supply into the tube from the external environment. Bauer utilized the property of certain substances to allow air to pass but not mercury. In a special glass extension of the tube is placed a curved glass capillary tube containing mercury; to this latter tube is connected a special extension containing a substance that allows air to pass but not mercury. By means of a pressure pump, mercury is forced into the free part of the tube; then air passes through the extension into the X-ray tube: in the resting state, mercury returns again to its place and blocks the path of air. The B. r. is convenient in that it allows changing the vacuum from a distance, without approaching the tube.
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“Bauer Regenerator.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/bauer-regenerator/