Multielectrode 2, tetrode

# 1. System overview:

This document summarizes essential details for materials, setup, and operation. This is for transcription, archival, and research purposes only. It is based on an old patent and is not intended as a finished product.
Operating conditions described require specialized handling and safety precautions, and the descriptions outlined here do not constitute a recommendation or endorsement to build or operate the device. Attempts to replicate or build upon these models are entirely at your own risk.

**Source patent:**
- **Shoulders, Kenneth R.** _U.S. Patent No. 5,123,039_. Issued June 16, 1992.
- Image: Figures 46 47 and 48
- Text: **FROM** Column 41, line 38 **UNTIL** Column 42 line 36

## 1.1. Purpose

**Basic Function:**
The tetrode multielectrode EV generator is an EV generator in which the cathode and anode/ground can be held at static potentials, where a third (control) electrode can be pulsed positively to initiate EV emission, and where in the case of t