Abstract:
Various methods and systems are provided for a cathode (300) of an X-ray imaging system (10). A method (600) for fabricating the cathode (300) comprises machining a plurality of focusing features (528, 530, 502, 504) on a focusing element (375) and welding the focusing element (375) to a base assembly (360).
Abstract:
Various methods and systems are provided for a cathode (300) of an X-ray imaging system (10). A method (600) for fabricating the cathode (300) comprises machining a plurality of focusing features (528, 530, 502, 504) on a focusing element (375) and welding the focusing element (375) to a base assembly (360).
Abstract:
One embodiment disclosed relates to an electron source for generating an electron beam. The electron source includes an electron emitter having a tip from which an electron beam is extracted. The electron further includes a non-planar extractor with an extractor opening and a built-in beam-limiting aperture. The extractor opening is larger than the beam-limiting aperture, and central axes of both the extractor opening and the beam-limiting aperture are aligned with the tip along a beam axis. Another embodiment relates to a method of generating an electron beam using an electron source having a non-planar extractor. Another embodiment relates to an array of electron sources for generating an array of electron beams. The array of electron sources includes an array of electron emitters and an array of non-planar extractor structures. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A gun arrangement configured for generating a primary electron beam for a wafer imaging system is described. The arrangement includes a controller (116) configured for switching between normal operation an cleaning operation, a field emitter having an emitter tip (15) adapted for providing electrons, wherein the field emitter is selected from the group consisting of: a cold field emitter and a thermally assisted cold field emitter, and wherein the emitter is electrically connected to the controller, a suppressor electrode (9)arranged radially outside the emitter, particularly wherein the emitter tip is protruding through the suppressor electrode, an extractor electrode (8) adapted for extracting the electron beam from the emitter tip electrode, and at least one auxiliary emitter electrode (16) arranged radially outside the suppressor electrode, and provided as a thermal electron emitter for thermally emitting electrons towards the optical axis. At least one of the suppressor electrode and the extractor electrode is electrically connected to the controller such that the suppressor electrode is a first potential relative to the extractor electrode during normal operation and at a second potential relative to the extractor electrode during cleaning operation.
Abstract:
An annular ceramic washer has inner and outer cylindrical surfaces, first and second annular surfaces, and a winding path thick film resistor located on the inner surface. Metal washers are preferably brazed to the end ring surfaces. The annular ceramic washer is useful in vacuum tube applications in establishing a voltage on a target utilizing the voltage of an electrode coupled to the winding path thick film resistor.
Abstract:
An electron beam generator includes a cathode electrode (20); and a first insulating layer (21), a gate (22), a second insulating layer (23) and a focusing gate (24) sequentially on the cathode electrode (20). The cathode electrode, the first insulating layer, the gate, the second insulating layer and the focusing gate are individually separable from each other and combinable with each other.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a control grid (1 12) for an electron beam generating device, said control grid comprising apertures (122) arranged in rows (R) in a width direction and columns (C) in a height direction, wherein a majority of the apertures (122) in a row have the same size, and wherein the size of the apertures of at least one row differs from the size of the apertures of another row.