Electron window for a liquid metalanode, liquid metal anode, X-ray emitter and method for operating such an X-ray emitter of this type
AssigneeGE Homeland Protection, Inc.
InventorGeoffrey Harding
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electron window 1 for a liquid-metal anode 2 in the form of a membrane 4. It is provided according to the invention that the electron window 1 has ridges 10 and depressions 11. In addition, the invention relates to a liquid-metal anode 2 into which such an electron window 1 according to the invention is inserted. The invention further relates to an X-radiator which has a liquid-metal anode 2 according to the invention. The invention also relates to a method for operating a liquid-metal anode 2 in which, during the production of X-radiation, stronger turbulence 5 is produced in the flow of the liquid metal below the electron window 1 at the ridges 10.
Claims12
An electron window for a liquid-metal anode, the electron window comprising:
- a membrane, which has ridges and depressions,
- wherein the membrane has an embossed structure and a thickness in a range of about 11 μm to about 50 μm, and
- wherein both the ridges and the depressions are part-surfaces which are connected to each other via connection flanks,
- wherein the depressions and/or the ridges are one of
- (a) from about 10 μm to about 95 μm high and
- (b) from about 105 μm to about 250 μm high.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.