A Fifty-Millimicrosecond Flash X-Ray System for High-Speed Radiographs
The recently developed temperature-and-field emitter is useful in applications requiring both high resolution and high speed. The cathode has been applied to a family of new x-ray tubes operating at currents and voltages up to 2000 amp and 600 kv, respectively. Earlier tubes, operating at a pulse length of 0.2 µsec, provide radiographs with good resolution through as much as eight inches of aluminum in a single pulse. — The extension of these techniques to a pulse length of 50 mµsec is described. Resolution and film density are sufficient for a number of hypervelocity mechanisms. The performance of the tube and x-ray system is described.
- Print ISSN
- 0361-4573
- Published
- 1961-06
- Content type
- Original Research
- DOI
- 10.5594/J07814
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