| 摘要 |
<p>This application discloses a compact source for high brightness x-ray generation. Higher brightness is achieved through electron beam bombardment of multiple regions aligned with each other to achieve a linear accumulation of x-rays. This is achieved by aligning discrete x-ray emitters, or through use of novel x-ray targets comprising a number of microstructures of x-ray generating materials fabricated in close thermal contact with a substrate with high thermal conductivity. This allows heat to be more efficiently drawn out of the x-ray generating material, and allows bombardment of this material with higher electron density and/or higher energy electrons, leading to greater x-ray brightness. The orientation of the microstructures allows the use of an on-axis collection angle, allowing accumulation of x-rays from several microstructures to be aligned, appearing to have a single origin, also known as "zero-angle" x-ray emission.</p> |
