X-ray tube

Title: X-ray tube

A sealed cold cathode X-ray tube for use in small X-ray source devices is provided. In one embodiment, a sealed cold cathode X-ray tube includes an elongate member, a cathode emitter, and an anode.

Inventors:: Golden, Phillip; Watson, Scott A.; Knowles, Timothy

Issue Date:: 2017-04-11

OSTI Identifier:: 1351068

Assignee:: Golden Engineering, Inc. LANL

Patent Number(s):: 9,620,324

Application Number:: 14/181,278

Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Feb 14

Research Org:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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