X-ray generator with a built-in flow sensor
AssigneesThales, Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
InventorsJean-Paul MAZELLIER, Colin DELFAURE, Pascal PONARD, Samuel SAADA, Nicolas TRANCHANT
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Abstract
An x-ray generator tube comprises a vacuum chamber with a cathode and an anode, the cathode and anode placed in the vacuum chamber, the cathode emits an electron beam in the direction of the anode, the anode includes a target emitting x-rays when it is struck by the electron beam, and the x-rays propagate out of the vacuum chamber by passing through the wall of the chamber via a diamond-based transmission window. According to the invention, a diamond-based x-ray sensor is integrated into the diamond-based transmission window.
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An x-ray generator tube comprising a vacuum chamber with a cathode and an anode, said cathode and anode being placed in the vacuum chamber, the cathode emitting an electron beam in the direction of the anode, the anode including a target emitting x-rays when it is struck by the electron beam, the x-rays propagating out of the vacuum chamber by passing through the wall of the chamber via a diamond-based transmission window, wherein a diamond-based x-ray sensor is integrated into the diamond-based transmission window.
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