Plasma pinch X-ray method
US4633492A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 1984 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05H1/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is provided for producing plasma pinch X-rays usable in X-ray lithography. Ionized heated plasma is repeatably generated in a first area directly from solid material without exploding the latter. X-rays are generated in a second area by passing high current through the plasma causing radial inward magnetic field pinching. Accurate control and improved intensity performance, and greater flexibility in selection of X-ray emitting materials, are provided by the separation of the plasma generating and the X-ray pinch generating functions.
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