Fluor'X: a near monochromatic x-ray source

Jan Marfeld; Gert E. van Dorssen; Marcel Niestadt

doi:10.1117/12.449869

6 December 2001 Fluor'X: a near monochromatic x-ray source

Jan Marfeld, Gert E. van Dorssen, Marcel Niestadt

Proceedings Volume 4502, Advances in Laboratory-based X-Ray Sources and Optics II; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.449869
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2001, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

More than 100 years after the discovery of X-rays by Roentgen the basic design of X-ray tubes remains nearly unchanged. A polychromatic spectrum of X-rays is generated by deceleration of electrons in a heavy (metal) target, superimposed by the characteristic fluorescence lines of that material. Nowadays, in many applications the need for near monochromatic radiation is beneficial or even mandatory. In this paper an X-ray tube is described which emits a spectrum consisting only of characteristic fluorescence radiation. Measurements of the yield and spectral distribution are presented, as well as possible applications.

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Jan Marfeld, Gert E. van Dorssen, and Marcel Niestadt "Fluor'X: a near monochromatic x-ray source", Proc. SPIE 4502, Advances in Laboratory-based X-Ray Sources and Optics II, (6 December 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.449869

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