Method and apparatus for generating X-ray
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 伊克斯勒姆股份公司
- Publication Date
- 2006-08-30
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for producing X-rays or extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation, and more particularly to high intensity X-rays or extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation. The radiation produced can be used, for example, in medical diagnostics, non-destructive testing, lithography, microscopy, materials science, or some other X-ray or EUV application. Background technique
[0002] X-ray sources with high power and brightness are used in many fields, such as medical diagnosis, non-destructive testing, crystal structure analysis, surface physics, lithography, X-ray fluorescence and microscopy.
[0003] In some applications, X-rays are used to image the interior of objects that are opaque to visible light. For example, in medical diagnosis and material inspection, X-ray radiation of 10-1000keV is used, that is, hard X-ray radiation . Conventional hard X-ray sources, in which an electron beam is accelerated to a ...