Miniature X-Ray Generator with Pyroelectric Crystal0 pages

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X-RAY GENERATOR

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WITH PYROELECTRIC CRYSTAL

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Battery Operated

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APPLICATIONS

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Portable X-Ray InstrumentationՕTeaching LaboratoriesInstrument Calibration
ՕResearch

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2003 WINNER

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FEATURES

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ҕMiniature size - 0.6 dia x 0.4Ԕ 15 mm dia x 10 mmLow Power: <300 mW
ՕRuns on a standard 9 V battery
Variable end point energy: up to 35 kVՕPeak X-Ray flux: 10

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photons per second(equivalent to a 2 mCi source)Solid state: Pyroelectric CrystalՕNo radioactive sources not produce a constant flux of X-rays. The X-ray flux
varies throughout the cycle and may vary from
cycle to cycle, see Figure 4.The use of the COOL-X in practicalapplications will challenge the users
imagination!

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Be WindowLow PressureGas
TO-8 PackageHeater / CoolerPyroelectricX-Ray ProductionCopper Target X-RAYS

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The COOL-X is a novel, miniature X-ray genera-tor which uses a pyroelectric crystal to generate
energetic electrons that produce X-rays in the
target material (Cu). The hermetically sealed
package has a thin beryllium window which
allows the X-rays to be transmitted. The COOL-
X does not use radioisotopes or high power X-ray
tubes. It is a self contained, solid state system
which generates X-rays when the crystal is
thermally cycled.The COOL-X is unique, and should not becompared with other X-ray tubes. It is thermally
cycled between 2 to 5 minutes, and does

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TemperatureSensor eee --- Crystal Temperature+VGround COOL-X Output Spectrum from Cu Target >
Counts End PointEnergyLogLinear >
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Energy (keV)

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