Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 29, 91-97 (2005)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap:2004176

X-rays emission from a compact diode energized by capacitor discharge

¹ Department of Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University, 45320 Islamabad, Pakistan
² PINSTECH, PO Box 2151, 44000 Islamabad, Pakistan

Corresponding authors: mzakaullah@qau.edu.pk zaka_qau_pk@yahoo.com

Received: 27 February 2004
Accepted: 17 June 2004
Published online: 25 August 2004

Abstract

X-ray emission from a compact diode consisting of a sharp edged cathode and flat anode of copper and lead, energized by simple capacitor discharge is reported. With a sewing machine needle cathode, and lead target, the generation efficiency upto 0.4% is obtained. The efficiency is expected to enhance further with the increase in discharge energy, charging voltage and reducing the parasitic inductance.