Comparison of different methods for determining the size of a focal spot of microfocus X-ray tubes

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 591, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-58

  Salamon, M ^a   Hanke, R ^a   Kruger P ^b   Sukowski, F ^a   Uhlmann, N ^a   Voland, V ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS IIS   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Focal spot; Microfocus; Nanofocus; X ray

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIO WAVES;

FOCAL SPOT; MICROFOCUS; NANOFOCUS;

X RAYS;

EID: 44649202053     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2008.03.023     Document Type: Article

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