Abstract:
According to one aspect of the present invention, a substrate processing system is provided. The system may include a chamber wall enclosing a chamber, a substrate support positioned within the chamber to support a substrate, an electromagnetic radiation source to emit electromagnetic radiation onto the substrate on the substrate support, the electromagnetic radiation causing photoelectrons to be emitted from a material on the substrate, an analyzer to capture the photoelectrons emitted from the substrate, and a magnetic field generator to generate a magnetic field within the chamber and guide the photoelectrons from the substrate to the analyzer.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to X-ray generating technology in general. Providing an electron collecting element of an X-ray generating device statically may allow for the manufacture of X-ray systems with reduced moving parts and actuating parts, possibly reducing manufacturing costs and sources for failure. Consequently, an electron collecting element with increased thermal loadability is presented. According to the present invention, an electron collecting element (28) is provided, comprising a surface element (22) and a heat conducting element (26). The heat conducting element (26) comprises a first thermal conductivity in a first direction and at least a second thermal conductivity in at least a second direction. The first thermal conductivity is greater than the second thermal conductivity. The first direction is substantially perpendicular to the surface element (22).
Abstract:
A method for obtaining a concentrated, monochromatic x-ray beam from a standard x-ray tube or other source of polychromatic emission. X-rays from the anode of the x-ray tube fluoresce an adjoining, independent target that produces a monochromatic spectrum, a portion of which is focused by the x-ray optical system. This two-stage method gives the system considerably versatility without undue loss in signal. The two-stage concentrator makes practical the use of focusing optics in hand-held and portable instruments.
Abstract:
An X-ray source for producing soft X-rays, the X-ray source comprising: a cathode having an electron-emitting structure supported by a support structure, the electron-emitting structure being at least partially transparent to X-rays within a region bounded by the support structure;an anode having an X-ray emitting surface parallel to the electron-emitting structure of the cathode; and an electrically insulating spacer arranged between the anode and the cathode;wherein the electron-emitting structure of the cathode and the X-ray emitting surface of the anode are arranged such that, in use, the electron-emitting structure is operable to bombard the anode with electrons, causing X-rays to be emitted from the X-ray emitting surface and to pass through the cathode; and wherein the insulating spacer is arranged between the anode and the support structure of the cathode and projects beyond the support structure, across part of the anode,into the said region.
Abstract:
An anode for an X-ray source is formed in two parts, a main part (18) and a collimating part (22). The main part (18) has the target region (20) formed on it. The two parts between them define an electron aperture (36) through which electrons pass to reach the target region (20), and an X-ray aperture through which the X-rays produced at the target leave the anode. The anode produces at least the first stage of collimation of the X-ray beam produced.
Abstract:
본 발명은 X-선 발생장치의 타겟홀더에 대한 것이다. 본 발명에 의한 X-선발생장치의 타겟홀더는, 고에너지 전자의 충돌되면 X-선을 발생시키는 각기 다른 물질로 형성된 복수개의 타겟과; 상기 복수개의 타겟이 설치될 수 있도록 일정 형상을 갖는 타겟부재와; 상기 타겟부재의 위치를 이동시켜 상기 타겟 중 선택적으로 어느 하나에 의해 X-선 발생을 가능케 하는 타겟 이동수단을 포함하여 구성되는 것을 특징으로 한다.
Abstract:
Eine Röntgeneinrichtung (1) zur Erzeugung von hochenergetischer Röntgenstrahlung umfasst einen Linearbeschleuniger (2) und ein Target (3). Der Linearbeschleuniger (2) ist zur Erzeugung von Röntgenstrahlung (R) dazu ausgebildet, einen auf das Target (3) gerichteten Elektronenstrahl (E) zu erzeugen, dessen kinetische Energie pro Elektron zumindest 1MeV beträgt. Gemäß der Erfindung ist eine Blende (4) im Strahlengang des Elektronenstrahls (E) zwischen Linearbeschleuniger (2) und Target (3) angeordnet, welche einen eine Blendenöffnung (5) umgebenden Randbereich (B) aufweist, dessen Materialstärke in Propagationsrichtung (P) des Elektronenstrahls (E) weniger als 10% der mittleren Reichweite von Elektronen der erzeugten kinetischen Energie im Material des Randbereichs (B) beträgt.