Abstract: An apparatus includes an electromechanical x-ray generator (MEXRAY) configured to charged capacitors using a small, high-voltage direct current. The apparatus also includes an ultraviolet (UV) light emitting diode (LED) driven photocathode device configured to control/modulate an electron dose rate of the MEXRAY or other vacuum DC, source.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 23, 2019
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2021
Assignee:
Triad National Security, LLC
Inventors:
Scott Avery Watson, Nicola Maree Winch, David Platts, Samuel A. Salazar
Abstract: An apparatus for characterizing a focused charged beam is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of parallel conducting channels and at least one current sensing unit configured to measure current across each of the plurality of parallel conducting channels.