| 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. |