Flowing-fluid X-ray induced ionic electrostatic dissipation
AssigneeMoxtek, Inc.
InventorsEric Miller, Steven West Wilson
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Abstract
An electrostatic dissipation device 10 can comprise an elongated enclosure 11 with a longitudinal axis 12. An x-ray source 13 can be oriented to emit x-rays 16 inside of and along the longitudinal axis 12. A fluid-flow device 14 can be oriented to cause fluid to flow across the x-ray source 13 then inside of and along the longitudinal axis 12, the fluid being ionized by the x-rays 16, forming ionized fluid, then out of the elongated enclosure through outlet opening(s) 15. The arrangement of the x-ray source 13 and the fluid-flow device 14 can allow (1) fluid from the fluid-flow device 14 to cool the x-ray source 13, and (2) ion generation along the length of the elongated enclosure 11.
Claims20
An electrostatic dissipation device comprising:
- an elongated enclosure with a longitudinal axis;
- a first x-ray source oriented to emit x-rays inside of and along the longitudinal axis of the elongated enclosure;
- a second x-ray source oriented to emit x-rays inside of and along the longitudinal axis of the elongated enclosure towards the first x-ray source;
- an outlet opening in the elongated enclosure between the first x-ray source and the second x-ray source;
- a fluid-flow device oriented to cause fluid to flow:
- across the first x-ray source;
- then inside of and along the longitudinal axis of the elongated enclosure, the fluid being ionized by the x-rays, forming ionized fluid;
- then out of the elongated enclosure through the outlet opening;
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- a material at an inside surface of the elongated enclosure, that fluoresces x-rays in response to impinging x-rays, producing a fluoresced x-ray flux that is at least 30% of a received x-ray flux.
An electrostatic dissipation device comprising:
- an elongated enclosure with a longitudinal axis and an outlet opening;
- an x-ray source oriented to emit x-rays inside of and along the longitudinal axis of the elongated enclosure;
- a fluid-flow device oriented to cause fluid to flow:
- across the x-ray source;
- then inside of and along the longitudinal axis of the elongated enclosure, the fluid being ionized by the x-rays, forming ionized fluid;
- then out of the elongated enclosure through the outlet opening;
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- a material, at an inside surface of the elongated enclosure, that fluoresces x-rays in response to impinging x-rays, producing a fluoresced x-ray flux that is at least 30% of a received x-ray flux.
An electrostatic dissipation device comprising:
- an elongated enclosure with a longitudinal axis and an outlet opening;
- an x-ray source oriented to emit x-rays inside of and along the longitudinal axis of the elongated enclosure;
- a fluid-flow device oriented to cause fluid to flow:
- across the x-ray source;
- then inside of and along the longitudinal axis of the elongated enclosure, the fluid being ionized by the x-rays, forming ionized fluid;
- then out of the elongated enclosure through the outlet opening;
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- fins on an inside of the elongated enclosure oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongated enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.