X-ray collinator having plates with periodic rectangular opening

Details X-ray collinator having plates with periodic rectangular opening X-ray collinator having plates with periodic rectangular opening

1995-12-21

1997-07-01

Wong, Don

X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices

Beam control

Collimator

378147, G21K 102

Patent

active

056446152

ABSTRACT:
An X-ray collimator in an X-ray analysis apparatus, consisting of plates of X-ray absorbing material, for example tungsten, which are arranged transversely of the X-ray beam. The plates are identical and provided with a pattern of rows and columns of rectangular openings 40, 42 which have a vertical period p.sub.1 and a horizontal period p.sub.2. The openings take up an opening fraction t.sub.1 and t.sub.2 of the periods p.sub.1 and p.sub.2, respectively. The plates are arranged in the collimator in a series in which the ratio between two successive distances (d.sub.i, d.sub.i+1) between the plates of the series is equal to the given opening fractions t.sub.1 and t.sub.2 of the periods p.sub.1 and p.sub.2, respectively. It has been found that all directions in the X-ray beam are then intercepted except for the direction to be collimated. Moreover, this configuration also enables transverse collimation. The collimator thus formed has a substantially smaller weight and also offers space to accommodate further elements for influencing the X-ray beam.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4465540 (1984-08-01), Albert
patent: 5436958 (1995-07-01), Taylor

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