Thin walled tube radiator for bremsstrahlung at high electron beam intensities
US7983396B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J2235/1204
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for generating bremsstrahlung with enhanced photon flux in a narrow cone at forward angles utilize a thin target of a high-Z material such as gold as radiator, supported on a tube of a low-Z material such as titanium, which tube contains a circulating fluid such as water which acts as a coolant and also may absorb the incident electron beam.
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