{"id":3174,"date":"2025-06-10T21:26:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/?page_id=3174"},"modified":"2025-06-11T01:14:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T22:14:05","slug":"x-ray-tube-with-modulation-based-on-mcp-assembly","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/research-and-development\/x-ray-tube-with-modulation-based-on-mcp-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"X-ray tube with modulation based on MCP-assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-emphasis\">In case of using an assembly of microchannel plates (with a photocathode) instead of a conventional cathode as an electron source in the design of an X-ray tube, an X-ray emitter with modulation can be obtained, opening up new possibilities in X-ray applications. The output radiation is controlled by applying a light pulse from a LED to a photocathode at the input.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baspik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/x-ray-scematic-view.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3660\" style=\"width:745px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Schematic diagram of the operation of an X-ray tube with MCP used as an electron source instead of a cathode <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Compared to traditional X-ray tubes, this design has a number of advantages:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>operation in continuous and pulse modes;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>response time at nanosecond level;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>X-ray intensity can be controlled by the LED current;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>no heating element;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>compactness of the device;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>possibility to use the same device for soft and medium-hard X-rays (using different voltages).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Application fields of such devices:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>accurate and low-dose medical x-ray imaging;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>X-ray communication;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>calibration of X-ray detectors in space;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a compact device for X-ray diffraction and time-resolved fluorescence;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chemical\/material analysis, identification of substances in mining, non-destructive testing (metal fatigue, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The devices described above are manufactured for specific applications in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baspik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/x-ray-tube_.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3661\" style=\"width:504px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A UV-LED controlled MCP X-ray tube developed and used by NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>VTC Baspik produces microchannel plates and MCP-assemblies, on which basis the production of X-ray emitters with modulation can be realized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Development status<\/strong>: market research, search for co-developers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case of using an assembly of microchannel plates (with a photocathode) instead of a conventional cathode as an electron source in the design of an X-ray tube, an X-ray emitter with modulation can be obtained, opening up new possibilities in X-ray applications. The output radiation is controlled by applying a light pulse from a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":135,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[63],"class_list":["post-3174","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","tag-x-ray-tubes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3174"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3181,"href":"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3174\/revisions\/3181"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}