Hi, Can anyone corroborate the last statement in the following short quote from US4,454,850?
"Typically the voltage between the filament and the anode will be 40 Kv with a superimposed ripple voltage of 2-4 Kv. Under these conditions, the electron bombardment of the anode produces a 360.degree. band of radiation indicated by the dotted lines 182 in FIG. 14. As indicated by these dotted lines the band of radiation fans downwardly from the horizontal plane of the flat target surface of the radiation tube anode through a scattering angle of approximately 15.degree.. The radiation comprises high energy photons of wave length less than 10.sup.-10 metres. Tests indicate that the radiation intensity from the tube is of the order of 3,000 Roentgen/hour. The creation of this high flux of photons is associated with release of large numbers of neutrons within the tungsten target of the radiation tube and the tube therefore also acts as a pulsed source of neutrons which radiate with the high energy photons in the radiation beam." Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
