Title:
ELECTRON WINDOW FOR A LIQUID METAL ANODE, LIQUID METAL ANODE, X-RAY EMITTER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN X-RAY EMITTER OF THIS TYPE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005091327
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electron window (1) for a liquid metal anode (2) in the form of a membrane (4). According to the invention, the electron window (1) has protuberances (10) and depressions (11). The invention also relates to a liquid metal anode (2), in which an electron window (1) of this type is inserted and to an X-ray emitter comprising an inventive liquid metal anode (2). The invention further relates to a method for operating a liquid metal anode (2), according to which increased turbulence (5) is generated in the flow of the liquid metal below the electron window (1) during the generation of the X-ray radiation.
Inventors:
HARDING GEOFFREY (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2005/002990
Publication Date:
December 22, 2005
Filing Date:
March 21, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
YXLON INT SECURITY GMBH (DE)
HARDING GEOFFREY (DE)
HARDING GEOFFREY (DE)
International Classes:
H01J5/18; H01J35/18; (IPC1-7): H01J35/18
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2003077277A1 | 2003-09-18 |
Foreign References:
| US20020048345A1 | 2002-04-25 | |||
| GB2288272A | 1995-10-11 |
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