Simulations of the Electron Beam Focusing Characteristics of an X-ray Source Structure with a Focusing Cup
T. D. Lee ∗ · S.-R. Ryu
Department of Optical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 730-701, Korea
Y. C. Kim · I. T. Han
Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Yongin 446-712, Korea
(Received 9 December 2014 : revised 13 February 2015 : accepted 16 February 2015)
Focusing electron beams into a small focal spot on the anode surface in an X-ray tube is crucial for obtaining a fine spatial resolution in X-ray radiological images. We introduce a cup-shaped electrode and a planar electrode with a circular hole as focusing elements in an X-ray tube with a carbon-nanotube (CNT)-based field-emission cathode, and we study the focusing characteristics by using electron optics simulations. Focusing was severely limited by aberrations due to electrons originating from the outer region of the emitting area. Fine focusing was obtained by reducing the area of electron emission to the central region near the central axis. The geometrical parameters, including the spacing between the focusing elements and the shape of the cup electrode, were optimized.
PACS numbers: 79.70.+q, 85.35.Kt, 61.48.De
Keywords: CNT X-ray source, Field emission, Cup electrode, Simulation
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