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Development of compact nanosecond pulsed X-ray source

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2017

M.J. Li ,
D.Y. Chen ,
L. Zhou ,
C. Liang ,
L. Zhou  and
H.B. You
M.J. Li*
Affiliation:
Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, Mianyang, China
D.Y. Chen
Affiliation:
Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, Mianyang, China
L. Zhou
Affiliation:
Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, Mianyang, China
C. Liang
Affiliation:
Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, Mianyang, China
L. Zhou
Affiliation:
China Electronics Technology Group Corporation Twelfth Institute, Beijing, China
H.B. You
Affiliation:
Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, Mianyang, China
*
*Address correspondence and reprint requests to: M.J. Li, Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, Mianyang, China. E-mail: caeplmj@126.com
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Abstract

A compact nanosecond pulsed X-ray source is described. The X-ray source consists of two important subassemblies: a high-voltage pulse generator and an X-ray diode. The high-voltage pulse generator is designed based on the principle of triple resonance circuit producing a high-voltage pulse across the X-ray diode with amplitude of up to 500 kV. The X-ray diode is a sealed transmission target X-ray tube. Its cathode is comb structure formed from thin tungsten sheets with thickness 50 µm, while its target is made of 100 µm titanium film. The X-ray dose at a distance of 20 cm from the diode is 20 mR per pulse, while the diode voltage is 512 kV. In the case, the full-width at half-maximum of the X-ray pulse is ~5 ns.

Keywords

Pulsed X-ray sourcePulse generatorTriple resonance circuitX-ray diode
Type
Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , June 2017 , pp. 274 - 278
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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