X-ray generating apparatus and X-ray microscope
US6157701A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21K7/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An X-ray generating apparatus in which X-rays are emitted from laser plasma, the X-ray generating apparatus including a strong magnetic field generating device for generating a magnetic field component substantially parallel with the target surface in the vicinity of the laser plasma. The magnetic field component is arranged to generate a magnetic force which acts directly on charged particles in the laser plasma to bend the tracks of the charged particles, causing the charged particles to be confined in a magnetic field formed by the magnetic field component. The magnetic flux of the strong magnetic field is directed to a direction which is different from the direction in which the laser plasma is generated. An X-ray supply object is disposed in the laser plasma generating direction. Charged particles, liable to be directed to the X-ray supply object, are mainly confined in the strong magnetic field.
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