Liquid metal anode X-ray tubes and their potential for high continuous power operation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-14

  Harding, G ^a   Thran, A ^a   David, B ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron impact; Liquid anode; Thermal transport; X ray scatter; X ray source

Indexed keywords

ANODES; DIFFUSION; ELECTRONS; LIQUID METALS; PHOTONS; TURBULENT FLOW; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON SOURCES; X RAY APPARATUS;

PHOTON TRANSPORT; ELECTRON BEAM POWER; ELECTRON DIFFUSION; ELECTRON IMPACT; LIQUID METAL ANODE X-RAY TUBES; LIQUID METAL ANODES; THERMAL TRANSPORT; X-RAY SCATTER; X-RAY SOURCES;

X RAY TUBES; LIQUID METALS;

METAL;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON BEAM; HEAT; MODEL; RADIATION SCATTERING; TEMPERATURE; TUBE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0037407093     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(03)00007-0     Document Type: Article

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