Determination of Tungsten Target Parameters for Transmission X-ray Tube: A Simulation Study Using Geant4

• Main Author: Mohammad M. Nasseri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
• Series: Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• Subjects: Carbon Nanotube; Geant4; Transmission X-ray; Tungsten; X-ray
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573316000152

Transmission X-ray tubes based on carbon nanotube have attracted significant attention recently. In most of these tubes, tungsten is used as the target material. In this article, the well-known simulator Geant4 was used to obtain some of the tungsten target parameters. The optimal thickness for maximum production of usable X-rays when the target is exposed to electron beams of different energies was obtained. The linear variation of optimal thickness of the target for different electron energies was also obtained. The data obtained in this study can be used to design X-ray tubes. A beryllium window was considered for the X-ray tube. The X-ray energy spectra at the moment of production and after passing through the target and window for different electron energies in the 30–110 keV range were also obtained. The results obtained show that with a specific thickness, the target material itself can act as filter, which enables generation of X-rays with a limited energy.