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Title: High speed x-ray beam chopper

Abstract

A fast, economical, and compact x-ray beam chopper with a small mass and a small moment of inertia whose rotation can be synchronized and phase locked to an electronic signal from an x-ray source and be monitored by a light beam is disclosed. X-ray bursts shorter than 2.5 microseconds have been produced with a jitter time of less than 3 ns.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Oswego, IL
  2. Naperville, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
874572
Patent Number(s):
6418194
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21K - TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
speed; x-ray; beam; chopper; fast; economical; compact; mass; moment; inertia; rotation; synchronized; phase; locked; electronic; signal; source; monitored; light; disclosed; bursts; shorter; 25; microseconds; produced; jitter; time; light beam; x-ray source; electronic signal; /378/

Citation Formats

McPherson, Armon, and Mills, Dennis M. High speed x-ray beam chopper. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
McPherson, Armon, & Mills, Dennis M. High speed x-ray beam chopper. United States.
McPherson, Armon, and Mills, Dennis M. Tue . "High speed x-ray beam chopper". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874572.
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
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Works referenced in this record:

A new high-speed beam chopper for time-resolved X-ray studies
journal, January 2000