Super-characteristic x-ray generator utilizing a pipe and rod target

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6319, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Sato, Eiichi ^a   Tanaka, Etsuro ^b   Mori, Hidezo ^a   Kawai, Toshiaki ^c   Inoue, Takashi ^a   Ogawa, Akira ^a   Izumisawa, Mitsuru ^a   Takahashi, Kiyomi ^a   Sato, Shigehiro ^a   Ichimaru, Toshio ^d   Takayama, Kazuyoshi ^e  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^c CENTRAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Japan)

^d HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cone beam; Demountable x ray tube; Electron impact source; K series characteristic x rays; Line beam; Quasi monochromatic x rays; Sommerfeld's theory

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITS; RADIOGRAPHY; STAINLESS STEEL; X RAY TUBES;

CONE BEAM; DEMOUNTABLE X-RAY TUBE; ELECTRON-IMPACT SOURCE; K-SERIES CHARACTERISTIC X-RAYS; LINE BEAM; QUASI-MONOCHROMATIC X-RAYS; SOMMERFELD'S THEORY;

X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750716858     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.679243     Document Type: Conference Paper

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