Compact high precision adjustable beam defining aperture
Patent
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OSTI ID:1086736
The present invention provides an adjustable aperture for limiting the dimension of a beam of energy. In an exemplary embodiment, the aperture includes (1) at least one piezoelectric bender, where a fixed end of the bender is attached to a common support structure via a first attachment and where a movable end of the bender is movable in response to an actuating voltage applied to the bender and (2) at least one blade attached to the movable end of the bender via a second attachment such that the blade is capable of impinging upon the beam. In an exemplary embodiment, the beam of energy is electromagnetic radiation. In an exemplary embodiment, the beam of energy is X-rays.
- Research Organization:
- LANL (Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States))
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231;
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,476,608
- Application Number:
- 13/533,876
- OSTI ID:
- 1086736
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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