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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Mark F. Eaton, Austin, TX (US);
Leonid D. Karpov, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mark F. Eaton, Austin, TX (US);
Leonid D. Karpov, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Assignee:
Stellar Micro Devices, Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A radiation source which can emit X-ray flux using electron beam currents from a cathode array formed on the window through which the radiation will exit the source. The source can be made in formats which are compact or flat compared with prior art radiation sources. X-ray flux produced by the source can be used for such purposes as radiation imaging, sterilization, decontamination of biohazards or photolithography.