摘要 |
In a gas injection type plasma X-ray source, a through hole communicated with vacuum is provided in each one of a pair of plasma-forming electrodes. This leads to a decrease in the dose of charged particles, a high temperature gas, etc. reflected from the upper electrode and inflicting damage on an X-ray extraction window. Accordingly, the thickness of the X-ray extraction window can be so decreased as to raise the X-ray extraction efficiency. Besides, evacuation of a space between the electrodes can be quickened. Accordingly, X-ray emission can be effected at a high repetition frequency. When the normal line direction of the electrode is inclined relative to the direction of the X-ray extraction, the effects mentioned above are enhanced.
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