Miniature x-ray source
Abstract
A miniature x-ray source utilizing a hot filament cathode. The source has a millimeter scale size and is capable of producing broad spectrum x-ray emission over a wide range of x-ray energies. The miniature source consists of a compact vacuum tube assembly containing the hot filament cathode, an anode, a high voltage feedthru for delivering high voltage to the cathode, a getter for maintaining high vacuum, a connector for initial vacuum pump down and crimp-off, and a high voltage connection for attaching a compact high voltage cable to the high voltage feedthru. At least a portion of the vacuum tube wall is fabricated from highly x-ray transparent materials, such as sapphire, diamond, or boron nitride.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Tracy, CA
- Modesto, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873324
- Patent Number(s):
- 6134300
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- miniature; x-ray; source; utilizing; hot; filament; cathode; millimeter; scale; size; capable; producing; broad; spectrum; emission; wide; range; energies; consists; compact; vacuum; tube; assembly; containing; anode; voltage; feedthru; delivering; getter; maintaining; connector; initial; pump; crimp-off; connection; attaching; cable; portion; wall; fabricated; highly; transparent; materials; sapphire; diamond; boron; nitride; tube wall; x-ray source; boron nitride; wide range; hot filament; tube assembly; vacuum pump; compact vacuum; transparent material; x-ray emission; broad spectrum; source utilizing; vacuum tube; assembly containing; miniature x-ray; filament cathode; voltage cable; spectrum x-ray; transparent materials; parent material; /378/
Citation Formats
Trebes, James E, Bell, Perry M, and Robinson, Ronald B. Miniature x-ray source. United States: N. p., 2000.
Web.
Trebes, James E, Bell, Perry M, & Robinson, Ronald B. Miniature x-ray source. United States.
Trebes, James E, Bell, Perry M, and Robinson, Ronald B. Sat .
"Miniature x-ray source". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873324.
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title = {Miniature x-ray source},
author = {Trebes, James E and Bell, Perry M and Robinson, Ronald B},
abstractNote = {A miniature x-ray source utilizing a hot filament cathode. The source has a millimeter scale size and is capable of producing broad spectrum x-ray emission over a wide range of x-ray energies. The miniature source consists of a compact vacuum tube assembly containing the hot filament cathode, an anode, a high voltage feedthru for delivering high voltage to the cathode, a getter for maintaining high vacuum, a connector for initial vacuum pump down and crimp-off, and a high voltage connection for attaching a compact high voltage cable to the high voltage feedthru. At least a portion of the vacuum tube wall is fabricated from highly x-ray transparent materials, such as sapphire, diamond, or boron nitride.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000}
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