Low-power, compact piezoelectric particle emission
US9883576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05H1/2481
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A low-power, compact piezoelectric particle emitter for emitting particles such as X-rays and neutrons. A piezoelectric transformer crystal receives an input voltage at an input end and generates a higher output voltage at an output electrode disposed at an output end. The emitter is in a vacuum and the output voltage creates an electric field. A charged particle source is positioned relative a target such that charged particles from the charged particle source are accelerated by the electric field toward the target. Interaction between the accelerated charged particles and the target causes one of X-rays and neutrons to be emitted.
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