JP4693358B2 - X線検査システム及びそれを作動させる方法 - Google Patents
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Description
12 X線源
14 検出器
16 検出器出力読取り手段
18 検査される部品
20 電子銃
22 陽極
24 ビーム操向手段
26 ビームストップ
28 シンチレータ要素
30 光電要素
32 電子ビーム
34 焦点
36 X線ビーム
37 開口部
38 光学フォトン
39 ハウジング
40 制御装置
46 偏向コイル
48 電源
Claims (13)
- ハウジング(39)と、
電子ビームを生成する電子銃(20)と、
前記電子ビームが当たるとX線を生成する材料を含む陽極(22)と、
公称値にある公称フラックスを有するX線ビームを生成するように前記電子ビームが前記陽極(22)に当たる第1の方向と前記X線フラックスが前記公称フラックスと比較して減少する第2の方向とに、前記電子ビームを交互に向ける手段(24)と、
前記ビームが前記第2の方向に向けられている間に該電子ビームを受けるためのビームストップ(26)と
を含み、
前記ビームストップ(26)が、前記電子ビームに曝される低原子番号の材料を含む第1の層(61)と、前記第1の層に隣接して配置された高密度材料の層(63)とを含むことを特徴とするX線源(12)。 - 前記第1の層(61)が、黒鉛を含むことを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のX線源(12)。
- 前記ビームストップ(26)を冷却する手段(62)を更に含むことを特徴とする、請求項1又は2に記載のX線源(12)。
- 前記電子ビームを向ける前記手段(24)が、少なくとも1つの電磁場を生成する手段(46)を含むことを特徴とする、請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項に記載のX線源(12)。
- 前記少なくとも1つの電磁場が、少なくとも1つの偏向コイル(46)により生成されることを特徴とする、請求項4に記載のX線源(12)。
- 前記少なくとも1つの偏向コイル(46)が、前記ハウジング(39)の外側に配置されることを特徴とする、請求項5に記載のX線源(12)。
- 前記電子ビームを向ける前記手段(24)が、少なくとも1つの静電場を生成する手段を含むことを特徴とする、請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項に記載のX線源(12)。
- 前記少なくとも1つの静電場が、少なくとも一対の偏向プレートにより生成されることを特徴とする、請求項7に記載のX線源(12)。
- 前記偏向プレートが、前記ハウジング(39)の外側に配置されることを特徴とする、請求項8に記載のX線源(12)。
- 前記陽極(22)が、第1の角度で配置された第1の表面と、第2の角度で配置された第2の表面とを含み、前記第1及び第2の表面は、交わって、断面で「V字」形を形成することを特徴とする、請求項1乃至9のいずれか1項に記載のX線源(12)。
- 前記電子ビームが、前記第2の方向において前記ハウジングに向けられ、前記ハウジング(39)の内面上に配置された低原子番号の材料のライニングを更に含むことを特徴とする、請求項1乃至10のいずれか1項に記載のX線源(12)。
- 前記ライニングが、黒鉛を含むことを特徴とする、請求項11に記載のX線源(12)。
- 請求項1乃至12のいずれか1項に記載のX線源(12)と、
前記X線ビームを受けるように配置されたX線検出器(14)と、
前記検出器(14)の出力を読取る手段(16)と、
前記電子ビームを操向する前記手段(24)と前記検出器(14)を読取る前記手段(16)とを、前記電子ビームが前記第2の方向に向けられている時に前記検出器(14)の前記出力が読取られるように連係させる手段(40)と、
を含むことを特徴とするX線検査システム(10)。
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