Compact Pulsed X-Ray Generator Operated At High Repetitive Rates

Hiroshi Isobe; Eiichi Sato; Shingo Kimura; Yoshiharu Tamakawa; Toru Yanagisawa

doi:10.1117/12.962425

17 January 1990 Compact Pulsed X-Ray Generator Operated At High Repetitive Rates

Hiroshi Isobe, Eiichi Sato, Shingo Kimura, Yoshiharu Tamakawa, Toru Yanagisawa

Proceedings Volume 1155, Ultrahigh Speed and High Speed Photography, Photonics, and Videography '89: Seventh in a Series; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.962425
Event: 33rd Annual Technical Symposium, 1989, San Diego, United States

Abstract

A repetitive pulsed x-ray generator achieved with a compact diode utilizing a new type of cathode for biomedical radiography is described. This generator consisted of the following components: a high-voltage power supply, two ceramic condensers of about 850pF, a repetitive impulse switching system, a turbo molecular pump, and an x-ray tube. Since the high-voltage pulser employed a modified Marx circuit, this pulser produced twice the potential of the condenser charging voltage. The x-ray tube was of the demountable-diode type which was connected to the turbo molecular pump and consisted of the following components: a rod-shaped anode tip made of tungsten, a plane cathode made of aluminum and carbon, and a vacuum vessel made of glass with a diameter of 50mm. Two condensers were charged from 30 to 100kV, and the output of this pulser ranged from 50 to 180kV. The x-ray pulse widths primarily increased according to increases in the anode-cathode (A-C space) and their values ranged from 20 to 100ns. The repetitive rate was determined by the condenser capacity, the charging voltage, and the current capacity of the power supply, and its maximum value was about 100Hz. The time integrated x-ray intensities were less than 4.0pC/kg at 0.5m per pulse when the discharge capacity of about 430pF (Marx Circuit) was employed. The effective focal spot size was determined by the diameter of anode tip and its value ranged from 0.5 to 3.0mm in diameter.

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Hiroshi Isobe, Eiichi Sato, Shingo Kimura, Yoshiharu Tamakawa, and Toru Yanagisawa "Compact Pulsed X-Ray Generator Operated At High Repetitive Rates", Proc. SPIE 1155, Ultrahigh Speed and High Speed Photography, Photonics, and Videography '89: Seventh in a Series, (17 January 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.962425

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