X-RAY GENERATING MECHANISM USING ELECTRON FIELD EMISSION CATHODE

摘要

An x-ray generating device includes a field emission cathode formed at least partially from a nanostructure (1110) containing material having an emitted electron current density of at least 4 A/cm2. High energy conversion efficiency and compact design (1100) are achieved due to easy focusing of cold cathode emitted electron between the cathode (1110) and the gate or anode (1130) and focusing the electron beams at different anode materials (1130), pulsed x-ray radiation with varying energy can be generated from a single device.