Electromechanical x-ray generator

Watson, Scott A; Platts, David; Sorensen, Eric B

Title: Electromechanical x-ray generator

Patent · Tue May 03 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:1250440

Watson, Scott A; Platts, David; Sorensen, Eric B

An electro-mechanical x-ray generator configured to obtain high-energy operation with favorable energy-weight scaling. The electro-mechanical x-ray generator may include a pair of capacitor plates. The capacitor plates may be charged to a predefined voltage and may be separated to generate higher voltages on the order of hundreds of kV in the AK gap. The high voltage may be generated in a vacuum tube.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Assignee:: Los Alamos National Security, LLC. (Los Alamos, NM)

Patent Number(s):: 9,330,878

Application Number:: 14/736,973

OSTI ID:: 1250440

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Jun 11

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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