Photocathode
Abstract
A photocathode designs that leverage the grazing incidence geometry yield improvements through the introduction of recessed structures, such as cones, pyramids, pillars or cavities to the photocathode substrate surface. Improvements in yield of up to 20 times have been shown to occur in grazing incidence geometry disclosed herein due to a larger path length of the X-ray photons which better matches the secondary electron escape depth within the photocathode material. A photocathode includes a substrate having a first side and a second side, the first side configured to receive x-ray energy and the second side opposing the first side. A structured surface is associated with the second side of the substrate such that the structured surface includes a plurality of recesses from the second side of the substrate into the substrate.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Nevada Test Site (NTS), Mercury, NV (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1411395
- Patent Number(s):
- 9837238
- Application Number:
- 15/249,197
- Assignee:
- National Security Technologies, LLC (North Las Vegas, NV)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25946
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2016 Aug 26
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Opachich, Yekaterina, and MacPhee, Andrew. Photocathode. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web.
Opachich, Yekaterina, & MacPhee, Andrew. Photocathode. United States.
Opachich, Yekaterina, and MacPhee, Andrew. Tue .
"Photocathode". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1411395.
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abstractNote = {A photocathode designs that leverage the grazing incidence geometry yield improvements through the introduction of recessed structures, such as cones, pyramids, pillars or cavities to the photocathode substrate surface. Improvements in yield of up to 20 times have been shown to occur in grazing incidence geometry disclosed herein due to a larger path length of the X-ray photons which better matches the secondary electron escape depth within the photocathode material. A photocathode includes a substrate having a first side and a second side, the first side configured to receive x-ray energy and the second side opposing the first side. A structured surface is associated with the second side of the substrate such that the structured surface includes a plurality of recesses from the second side of the substrate into the substrate.},
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