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Method and apparatus for radiating charged particles, and method and apparatus for emitting X-rays

US10398014B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 2015
Grant dateAug 27, 2019
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N2005/1091
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In the present invention, a ferroelectric body is irradiated with ultraviolet light, and the ferroelectric body is caused to stably generate electric potential. A method for radiating charged particles, in which the UV-light-receiving surface of the ferroelectric body that receives UV light and is caused to generate a potential difference is irradiated with UV light having a wavelength not transmitted by the ferroelectric body, and charged particles are radiated from the charged-particle-radiation surface of the ferroelectric body, wherein the UV-light-receiving surface is irradiated with pulses of UV light at a peak power of 1 MW or greater. The pulse width of the UV light is measured in picoseconds (less than 1×10−9 seconds), and the UV pulses can be transmitted by fiber.

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