Electron exit window foil
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorsLuca POPPI, Anders KRISTIANSSON, Benno ZIGERLIG, Werner HAAG, Kurt HOLM, Lars-Áke NÄSLUND
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Abstract
An electron exit window foil for use with a high performance electron beam generator operating in a corrosive environment is provided. The electron exit window foil comprises a sandwich structure having a film of Ti, a first layer of a material having a higher thermal conductivity than Ti, and a flexible second layer of a material being able to protect said film from said corrosive environment, wherein the second layer is facing the corrosive environment.
Claims20
An electron exit window foil for use with a high performance electron beam generator operating in a corrosive environment, the electron exit window foil comprising a sandwich structure having
- a film of Ti,
- a first layer of a material having a higher thermal conductivity than Ti, and
- a flexible second layer of a material being able to protect said film from said corrosive environment, wherein the second layer is facing the corrosive environment,
- wherein the first layer is arranged between the film and the second layer.
A method for providing an electron exit window foil for use with a high performance electron beam generator operating in a corrosive environment, said method comprising:
- providing a film of Ti,
- providing a first layer of a material having a higher thermal conductivity than Ti onto a side of said film, and
- providing a flexible second layer of a material being able to protect said film from said corrosive environment, wherein the second layer is configured to face the corrosive environment,
- wherein the film, first layer, and second layer are provided in a manner in which the the first layer is arranged between the film and the second layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.