DEVELOPMENT OF A 1 /spl mu/s, 40 Hz, X-RAY SOURCE

We are developing a 1 cm diameter, 1{mu}s, 300 keV, 1 kA repetitive pulsed electron beam diode to be used in a linear x-ray source. The diode is required to operate from a single pulse mode up to 40 Hz. A single pulse, double x-ray source has been developed and tested. Each source produces a 1 {mu}s electron beam with voltages up to 300 keV, 1 kA for each of the two sources. The electron beams impinge on 5 mil tantalum converters to make the x-rays. The x-rays are produced in field emission diodes powered by a single PPT, a pulsed transformer and a capacitive pulse forming network (PFN).