Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a window transparent for electrons of an electron beam (E), in particular of an X-ray source. In order to enable a less costly and elaborate manufacture of such a window and in order to prevent unwanted sharp edges in a window area which may damage the window foil ( 2 ), a method is proposed comprising the steps of:-providing on a surface ( 11 ) of a carrier element ( 1 ) to which a window foil ( 2 ) shall be a fixed a receiving area ( 13, 16 ) for receiving a soldering material ( 3 ) used for fixing said window foil ( 2 ) to said carrier element ( 1 ), said carrier element ( 1 ) comprising a through hole ( 12 ) for the transmission of said electrons (E),-covering said surface ( 11 ) having said receiving area ( 13, 16 ) with a soldering material ( 3 ) such that substantially only said receiving area ( 13, 16 ) is filled with soldering material ( 3 ),-placing said window foil ( 2 ) on top of said surface ( 1 ) and-heating said soldering material ( 3 ) for fixing said window foil ( 2 ) to said surface ( 11 ).
Abstract:
An optical signal processing device equipped with a source of electromagnetic radiation of variable intensity, a non-linear optical component, which comprises at least one photoluminescent carbon nanotube, and with a means of detecting electromagnetic radiation utilizes the non-linearity of the photoluminescence of carbon nanotubes for optical signal processing. The invention also relates to a non-linear optical component.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a window transparent for electrons of an electron beam (E), in particular of an X-ray source. In order to enable a less costly and elaborate manufacture of such a window and in order to prevent unwanted sharp edges in a window area which may damage the window foil (2), a method is proposed comprising the steps of: -providing on a surface (11) of a carrier element (1) to which a window foil (2) shall be a fixed a receiving area (13, 16) for receiving a soldering material (3) used for fixing said window foil (2) to said carrier element (1), said carrier element (1) comprising a through hole (12) for the transmission of said electrons (E), -covering said surface (11) having said receiving area (13, 16) with a soldering material (3) such that substantially only said receiving area (13, 16) is filled with soldering material (3), -placing said window foil (2) on top of said surface (1) and -heating said soldering material (3) for fixing said window foil (2) to said surface (11).
Abstract:
An apparatus comprises: a database (30) storing medical data including image medical data and non-image medical data for a plurality of patients; a digital processor (40) configured to (i) generate a features vector (56) comprising features indicative of a patient derived from patient medical data stored in the database including both patient image medical data and patient non-image medical data and (ii) perform multivariate analysis (64) on a features vector generated for a patient of interest to determine a proposed diagnosis for the patient of interest; and a user interface (42) configured to output a human perceptible representation of the proposed diagnosis for the patient of interest.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to nanostructures comprising nanosized filamentary material based on carbon and to a method of fabricating it. The inventive method improves the adhesion of nanosized filamentary carbon-based materials, like carbon nanotubes, to substrates. It was found that the presence of at least one carbide- forming material can improve the adhesion of a nanosized filamentary carbon-based material to a substrate. Therefore, in another aspect, a method for firmly attaching a nanosized filamentary carbon-based material to a substrate is provided, wherein a layer is formed over the substrate, the layer comprising at least one carbide-forming material and at least one catalytically active material, and the nanosized filamentary carbon-based material is grown on the catalytically active material.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the use of carbon nanotubes as a substrate for chemical or biological analysis. The invention further relates to the use of this material in separation adherence and detection of chemical of biological samples. Carbon nanotubes are envisaged as surface material of a fixed substrate or in suspension and applications include but are not limited to processes which involve desorption-ionization of a sample, more specifically mass spectroscopy.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the use of composites or compositions of diamond/non-diamond material, e.g. diamond/non-diamond carbon material for chemical or biological analysis. The invention further relates to the use of this material in separation adherence and detection of chemical of biological samples. Applications of either structurized substrates or mixed phase particles of this material include but are not limited to processes which involve desorption-ionization of a sample, more specifically mass spectroscopy.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the use of carbon nanotubes as a substrate for chemical or biological analysis. The invention further relates to the use of this material in separation adherence and detection of chemical of biological samples. Carbon nanotubes are envisaged as surface material of a fixed substrate or in suspension and applications include but are not limited to processes which involve desorption-ionization of a sample, more specifically mass spectroscopy.