X-ray generating apparatus and X-ray microscope
US5680429A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21K7/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An X-ray generating apparatus generates X-rays from plasma formed by irradiating a laser beam to a target. The apparatus includes an X-ray transmitting film disposed at at least one side of the target with a predetermined gap provided therebetween. The X-ray transmitting film has a thickness such that the film is not broken due to an action in the X-ray generating process. The X-rays are taken out through the X-ray transmitting film. An X-ray microscope can employ such an X-ray generating apparatus, with the X-rays from the apparatus being guided to the sample, with the sample to be observed being disposed in the vicinity of the X-ray transmitting film, and with a detecting device for detecting an X-ray image formed by X-rays transmitted through the sample.
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