Polycapillary radiography using a quasi-x-ray-laser generator

Eiichi Sato; Yasuomi Hayasi; Etsuro Tanaka; Hidezo Mori; Toshiaki Kawai; Haruo Obara; Toshio Ichimaru; Kazuyoshi Takayama; Hideaki Ido; Tatsumi Usuki; Koetsu Sato; Yoshiharu Tamakawa

doi:10.1117/12.450786

19 December 2001 Polycapillary radiography using a quasi-x-ray-laser generator

Eiichi Sato, Yasuomi Hayasi, Etsuro Tanaka, Hidezo Mori, Toshiaki Kawai, Haruo Obara, Toshio Ichimaru, Kazuyoshi Takayama, Hideaki Ido, Tatsumi Usuki, Koetsu Sato, Yoshiharu Tamakawa

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Proceedings Volume 4508, Penetrating Radiation Systems and Applications III; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450786
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2001, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The characteristics of a new quasi-x-ray laser generator and its application to polycapillary radiography are described. The generator employs a high-voltage power supply, a low- impedance coaxial transmission line, a high-voltage condenser with a capacity of about 200 nF, a turbo-molecular pump, a thyristor pulse generator as a trigger device, and a new plasma flash x-ray tube. The high-voltage main condenser is charged up to 60 kV by the power supply, and the electric charges in the condenser are discharged to the tube after triggering the cathode electrode. The flash x- rays are then produced. The x-ray tube is of a demountable triode that is connected to the turbo molecular pump with a pressure of approximately 1 mPa. As the electron flows from the cathode electrode are roughly converged to the copper target by the electric field in the tube, the plasma x-ray source, which consists of metal ions and electrons, forms by the target evaporating. Both the tube voltage and current displayed damped oscillations, and their peak values increased according to increase in the charging voltage. In the present work, the peak tube voltage was almost equal to the initial charging voltage of the main condenser, and the peak current was about 25 kA with a charging voltage of 60 kV. When the charging voltage was increased, the linear plasma x-ray source formed, and the characteristic x-ray intensities of K-series lines increased. In the radiogrpahy achieved with a computed radiography system, we employed a polycapilary plate with a hole diameter of 20 micrometers and a thickness of 1 mm. The image resolution was primarily determined by the resolution of the CR system and had a value of about 100micrometers .

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Eiichi Sato, Yasuomi Hayasi, Etsuro Tanaka, Hidezo Mori, Toshiaki Kawai, Haruo Obara, Toshio Ichimaru, Kazuyoshi Takayama, Hideaki Ido, Tatsumi Usuki, Koetsu Sato, and Yoshiharu Tamakawa "Polycapillary radiography using a quasi-x-ray-laser generator", Proc. SPIE 4508, Penetrating Radiation Systems and Applications III, (19 December 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450786

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