Miniature X-ray source based on carbon nanotube field emission

A technology of field emission and carbon nanotubes, applied in X-ray tubes, X-ray tube electrodes, X-ray tube target materials, etc. Shortened tube life and other issues, to achieve the effect of easy miniaturization, high efficiency, high emission efficiency and stability

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-08-26
SHANDONG INST OF AEROSPACE ELECTRONICS TECH
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Because the filament itself needs to consume a certain amount of energy, the power is relatively large, and the compact electron emission device is not conducive to heat loss. The hot filament undergoes long-term sublimation, oxidation and ion sputtering, which shortens the life of the X-ray tube and is not suitable for

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[0025] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.

[0026] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a carbon nanotube field emission-based miniature X-ray source for on-orbit calibration of an X-ray pulsar navigation detector. The X-ray tube using the field emission cathode 8 as the electron source generates electron beams by means of field electron emission. Under the action of an external electric field, the height of the surface barrier of the cathode 8 is reduced and the width is narrowed, and a large number of electrons in the emitter Escape through the surface barrier due to quantum tunneling. The field emission cathode 8 has low operating temperature and low power consumption, and it is easy to realize the miniaturization of the X-ray source, and because there is no time delay in field electron emission, the pulsed X-rays generated have extremely high time resolution, which is suitable for ...

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The invention discloses a miniature X-ray source based on carbon nanotube field emission. A field emission cathode is low in working temperature, is low in power consumption, is easy to achieve the miniaturization of the X-ray source, and is suitable for on-orbit calibration of an X-ray detector. There is no time delay on field electron emission, and a generated pulse X-ray is greatly high in temporal resolution. Moreover, the X-ray can be transmitted in a programmable manner, so the field electron emission is suitable for the calibration of time characteristics of the X-ray detector. The carbon nanotube field emission is high in efficiency, is stable in performance, and is longer in service life. Moreover, a stronger electron beam flow can be generated with no need of too high electric field intensity of a cathode surface. The operation that the electron beam generated by field emission impacts on a focal spot of an anode target can be controlled through a voltage of a focusing electrode, thereby improving the emission efficiency and stability of the X-ray. An emergent window is made of materials (Al) which are the same as the material of the anode target, achieves the monochromatization of the X-ray, and can be used for the calibration of the energy characteristics of the X-ray detector.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of aerospace precision opto-mechanical technology, in particular to a carbon nanotube field emission-based miniature X-ray source, which is suitable for on-orbit calibration of X-ray pulsar navigation detectors. Background technique [0002] Detectors used in X-ray pulsar navigation and space science exploration must be calibrated on-orbit to verify whether the detector can work normally after entering orbit and whether the performance indicators of the detector have changed, and to calibrate on-orbit detection on a regular basis The key indicators of the sensor provide guarantee for the validity of the extracted on-orbit detection data. Regular calibration of the X-ray pulsar navigation detector by carrying a standard miniature X-ray source is one of the important methods of on-orbit calibration. The key indicators that need to be calibrated for various X-ray pulsar navigation detectors include: energy response matr...

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IPC IPC(8): H01J35/24H01J35/06H01J35/08H01J35/16
CPCH01J35/24H01J35/065H01J35/08H01J35/16H01J2235/081H01J2235/086
Inventor 史钰峰邵飞孙书坤宋娟金东东胡慧君
Owner SHANDONG INST OF AEROSPACE ELECTRONICS TECH
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