Focusing type cold cathode X-ray tube
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SOUTHEAST UNIV
- Publication Date
- 2012-04-25
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention relates to a cold cathode X-ray tube, in particular to a focusing type cold cathode X-ray tube. Background technique
[0002] The traditional X-ray tube uses a filament material such as tungsten wire as the cathode. When the filament is energized and heated, electrons are emitted. Under the high voltage of the anode, the electrons bombard the anode to generate X-rays. However, the application of traditional X-ray tubes in high-end imaging equipment is limited due to the heating of the filament and the low emission current of the filament. In recent years, field emission cold cathodes have been initially applied in vacuum devices such as X-ray tubes because of their characteristics such as no need for heating, rapid response, and high emission current density. An X-ray tube using a silicon microtip and a diamond film field emission array has been realized in the laboratory. X-ray tubes using nano-materials such as carbon nanotubes and na...