X-ray source provided with a liquid metal target
First Claim
1. A liquid metal X-ray target apparatus comprising:
- a liquid metal zone;
a zone of electron incidence, a liquid metal X-ray target flowing in the liquid metal zone past the zone of electron incidence; and
a pressure zone separate from the liquid metal zone, the pressure zone including;
a pressure medium exerting a pressure on the liquid metal in the liquid metal zone causing the liquid metal to flow past the zone of electron incidence; and
a pressure accumulator operatively connected to the pressure zone to apply pressure to the pressure medium.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an arrangement for generating X-rays upon incidence of electrons (4), which arrangement includes a liquid metal zone (7) in which a liquid metal (9) is provided as an X-ray target in such a manner that it can flow past a zone of electron incidence (8). In order to allow a pump of reduced capacity to be employed in such a device in order to provide the movement of the liquid metal, in accordance with the invention it is proposed to realize a pressure zone (10) which is separate from the liquid metal zone (7) and is provided with a pressure medium (11) in such a manner that the pressure medium (11) can exert a pressure on the liquid metal (9) present in the liquid metal zone (7) in order to force the liquid metal (9) past the zone of electron incidence (8), the pressure zone (10) being provided with a pressure accumulator (R3) which can be replenished in order to apply the pressure.
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14 Claims
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1. A liquid metal X-ray target apparatus comprising:
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a liquid metal zone;
a zone of electron incidence, a liquid metal X-ray target flowing in the liquid metal zone past the zone of electron incidence; and
a pressure zone separate from the liquid metal zone, the pressure zone including;
a pressure medium exerting a pressure on the liquid metal in the liquid metal zone causing the liquid metal to flow past the zone of electron incidence; and
a pressure accumulator operatively connected to the pressure zone to apply pressure to the pressure medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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