Features and Benefits
- Extreme microfocus source power
- Optional shutter
- Superior spot quality
- Optional dual-port mode
- Minimal maintenance
- User variable size and aspect ratio of spot
- LaB6 long-life cathode
- Very stable X-ray emission and spot position
- User-friendly Graphical User Interface
- Controlled through GUI or TCP/IP protocol
- Integrated radiation shielding
- Adjustable take-off angle
- No external cooling water requirement
- Operated remotely from any computer
Data Sheet in PDF
Data Sheet
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Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
| Target material1 | Gallium alloy | Min. focal spot size | ~ 5 μm | |
| Target type | Liquid jet | Emission stability3 | < 1% | |
| Voltage | 21-160 kV | Position stability3 | < 1 μm | |
| Power2 | 0-250 W | Min. focus-object distance4 | 18 mm | |
| Max current | 4.3 mA | Beam angle | 13°/30° |
1) The room temperature liquid metal alloys supplied for the MetalJet source consist mainly of gallium, indium and tin. They have low reactivity and low toxicity but should be handled according to their safety data sheets and local regulations. The currently available anode alloys are ExAlloy G1 with 95% gallium and ExAlloy I1 with 21% indium (see typical emission spectra under Characteristics tab).
2) The actual power used is dependent on spot-size and voltage. However, maximum output power of the 160 kV high-voltage-generators is 640 W.
3) Standard deviation
4) Without a shutter (24.8 mm with shutter).
5) Without a shutter (10.5° mm with shutter).
Performance Examples (160 kV)
Performance Examples (160 kV)
| Jet material | Nominal X-ray
spot size6 [µm] |
E-beam power
[W] |
Ga Kα (9.2 keV) peak brightness
[photons/(s mm2 mrad2)] |
Ga Kα (9.2 keV) radiant flux [photons/(s mrad2)] | In Kα (24 keV) peak brightness
[photons/(s mm2 mrad2)] |
In Kα (24 keV) radiant flux [photons/(s mrad2)] |
| 20 | 250 | 2.9×1010 | 1.3×107 |
5.9×108 | 2.9×105 |
|
| ExAlloy I1 | 20 | 250 | 1.7×1010 | 6.1×106 | 2.2×109 | 1.1×106 |
6) Actual e-beam spot is 35×9 μm line focus, but the apparent X-ray spot is essentially circular.
Characteristics
Characteristics
Installation and operation
Installation and operation
The source consists of the head and the pump system with dimensions shown in the drawing. The head has to be mounted essentially straight above the pump system. The coupling is semi-rigid, allowing some movement of the source head.
In addition, the MetalJet D2+ 160 kV consists of two 4U (176 mm height) 19” rack electronics boxes and a floor standing air/water chiller (69×36×62 cm), that can be mounted up to 4m from the head and pump system.
The source can be remotely operated through TCP/IP or directly through the GUI. The GUI can be operated on the source itself if it is equipped with monitor, keyboard and mouse, or on most computer platforms with a TCP/ IP connection to the source.
The source cannot be operated as a standalone unit and must be inte- grated into a system providing the proper interlock connections.
Mains: AC, single phase, 200-240 V, 16 A, 50/60 Hz.
Ambient: 20-30°C (stable within ± 0.2°C for optimal source
stability), max 85% relative humidity.
Safety & Compliance
Excillum’s X-ray sources are compliant with the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU and Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU. Excillum’s X-ray sources are a sub-assembly and therefore excluded from the EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, hence also conform to the definition of partly completed machinery and so should not be CE marked. Our X-ray sources are intended for system integration into customer equipment. The system integrator is solely responsible for final certification and safety compliance. X-rays emitted from the source are harmful for the human body and it is the sole responsibility of the system integrator to comply with all regulations and to protect all personnel during operation. The X-ray source may be subject to local government radiation hazard regulations.