Osmic, Inc.

Rigaku Corporation

Rigaku Innovative Technologies, Inc.

Bonglea Kim

Licai Jiang

Kazuhiko Omote

Boris Verman

Naohisa Osaka

Ladislav Pina

Makoto Kambe

Karsten Joensen

Vaclav Jelinek

Martin Horvarth

Jiri Marsik

The X-ray generating apparatusapplies an electron beam eonto a targetto generate X-rays x, and includes a permanent magnet lensconfigured to focus the electron beam e, a correction coilprovided on a side of the electron beam ewith respect to the permanent magnet lensand configured to correct a focus position formed by the permanent magnet lensin a traveling direction of the electron beam e, and a targetonto which the focused electron beam is applied. Accordingly, the apparatus configuration can be extremely compact and lightweight in comparison with general apparatuses. Furthermore, by the correction coil, the intensity of the magnetic field can be finely adjusted and the focus position in the traveling direction of the electron beam ecan be finely adjusted.

X-ray generating apparatus

A system for x-ray optical alignment. The system includes an x-ray source, an optic, a collimation element, and alignment sensors. The x-ray source generates an x-ray beam that is directed by the optic at a sample. The collimation element is located between the optic and the sample to define the profile of the x-ray beam. The sensors receive the x-ray beam from the optic and generated signal indicative of the system alignment. The sensors may be located on a surface of the collimation element facing the optic. The inner edge of the sensors may be located at equal intervals radially about the collimation element and may form an aperture having a symmetric shape.

Automated x-ray optic alignment with four-sector sensor

The present invention provides an x-ray source including an electron-generation chamber with an electron beam source that emits electrons and a target chamber with a support structure and a target positioned within the support structure. The emitted electrons travel in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis extending between the electron-generation chamber and the target chamber towards the target and bombard the target to generate x-rays. The target is movable, while being bombarded with electrons, with respect to the support structure in at least one direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis.

X-ray source

A modular x-ray lens system for use in directing x-rays comprising a radiation source which generates x-rays and a lens system which directs the x-rays, wherein the x-ray lens system may be configured to focus x-rays to a focal point and vary the intensity of said focal point.

X-ray lens system

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Troy, MI, United States of America

Bonglea Kim