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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2005
Tutomu Inazuru, Hamamatsu, JP;
Tutomu Inazuru, Hamamatsu, JP;
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
In an X-ray sourceand an X-ray tube, there is formed a shield portionadapted to shield the portion W where a target support bodyand an opening portionon the other end side of a valveare fixed to each other when viewed from the one end side of the valve. Therefore, the generation of discharge between the one end side of the valveand the fixation portion W can be suppressed. Also, the other end portion of the valveis formed as a narrowed portionand the opening portionon the other end side of the valveis fixed to the target support body, whereby the shapes of the valveand the shield portioncan be made simpler than in conventional X-ray tubes in which an inner cylindrical portion is formed in a valve. Such a simple structure can improve the stability of an electric field in the valvewhen generating X-rays and thereby achieve an effective suppression of the generation of discharge in the valve