A low-power, compact piezoelectric particle emitter for emitting particles such as X-rays and neutrons. A piezoelectric transformer crystal receives an input voltage at an input end and generates a higher output voltage at an output electrode disposed at an output end. The emitter is in a vacuum and the output voltage creates an electric field. A charged particle source is positioned relative a target such that charged particles from the charged particle source are accelerated by the electric field toward the target. Interaction between the accelerated charged particles and the target causes one of X-rays and neutrons to be emitted.
申请公布号
WO2015047473(A3)
申请公布日期
2015.10.29
申请号
WO2014US42349
申请日期
2014.06.13
申请人
THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
发明人
KOVALESKI, SCOTT D.;GALL, BRADY B.;BENWELL, ANDREW L.;NORGARD, PETER;VANGORDON, JAMES