| Abstract: The various technologies presented herein relate to the generation of
x-rays and other charged particles. A plurality of disparate source
materials can be combined on an array to facilitate fabrication of
co-located mixed tips (point sources) which can be utilized to form a
polychromatic cloud, e.g., a plurality of x-rays having a range of
energies and or wavelengths, etc. The tips can be formed such that the
x-rays are emitted in a direction different to other charged particles to
facilitate clean x-ray sourcing. Particles, such as protons, can be
directionally emitted to facilitate generation of neutrons at a secondary
target. The various particles can be generated by interaction of a laser
irradiating the array of tips. The tips can be incorporated into a
plurality of 3D conical targets, the conical target sidewall(s) can be
utilized to microfocus a portion of a laser beam onto the tip material. |
| Filed: 1/14/2014 |
| Application Number: 14/154289 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
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