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US 9,330,878 B2Granted
Electromechanical x-ray generator
AssigneeLos Alamos National Security, LLC
InventorsScott A Watson, David Platts, Eric B Sorensen
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Abstract
An electro-mechanical x-ray generator configured to obtain high-energy operation with favorable energy-weight scaling. The electro-mechanical x-ray generator may include a pair of capacitor plates. The capacitor plates may be charged to a predefined voltage and may be separated to generate higher voltages on the order of hundreds of kV in the AK gap. The high voltage may be generated in a vacuum tube.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a vacuum tube configured to generate high voltage electrons or high voltage ions, and comprises:
- a high voltage source configured to charge a pair of capacitor plates to a predefined voltage, wherein
- the pair of capacitor plates comprises a first plate and a second plate configured to produce a higher voltage over an AK gap than the predefined voltage, when the distance between the first plate and the second plate increases, and
- the second plate comprises an emitter to allow breakdown emission of electrons to occur.
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An electro-mechanical x-ray generator, comprising:
- a pair of capacitor plates configured to be charged to a predefined voltage, wherein
- the pair of capacitor plates are further configured to achieve a charge separation generating a higher voltage than the predefined voltage when a first plate and a second plate are separated from each other, wherein
- the second plate comprises an emitter to allow breakdown emission of electrons to occur, and
- the higher voltage is generated in a vacuum.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.