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[IEEE 2018 IEEE 17th International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory (MMET) - Kiev (2018.7.2-2018.7.5)] 2018 IEEE 17th International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory (MMET) - Coherent X-ray Radiation by an Ultra-relativistic “Half-bare” Electron in Thin Crystal
摘要： The problem of coherent X-ray radiation by an ultra-relativistic electron with non-Coulomb proper ?eld in ultra-thin crystalline target is considered. The electron is assumed to be stripped of its proper ?eld in the result of preliminary penetration through a thick target. It is shown that in the considered case such radiation characteristics as its angular distribution and total yield are not described by the known text-book formulae and depend on the distance between the targets. Expressions de?ning such characteristics are derived.
关键词： thin crystal,ultra-relativistic electron,non-Coulomb proper ?eld,coherent X-ray radiation
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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A New Approach to Guided Wave Ray Tomography for Temperature-Robust Damage Detection Using Piezoelectric Sensors
摘要： In this paper, a new approach to guided wave ray tomography for temperature-robust damage detection with time-of-flight (TOF) temperature compensation is developed. Based on the linear relationship between the TOF of a guided wave and temperature, analyses show that the TOF of the baseline signal can be compensated by the temperature measurement of the inspected materials without estimating the temperature compensation parameters. The inversion is based on the optimization of the TOF misfit function between the inspected and compensated baseline TOFs of the guided waves, and is applied by the elastic net penalty approach to perform thickness change mapping in a structural health monitoring (SHM) application. Experiments that are conducted in isotropic plates by piezoelectric sensors demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. According to the results, our approach not only eliminates the artefacts that are caused by a temperature variation from 25 ?C to 70 ?C but also provides more accurate and clearer imaging of damage than conventional ray tomography methods.
关键词： TOF,ray tomography,piezoelectric sensors,guided wave,structural health monitoring,temperature compensation
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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Constraints on Lorentz Invariance Violation from Optical Polarimetry of Astrophysical Objects
摘要： Theories of quantum gravity suggest that Lorentz invariance, the fundamental symmetry of the Theory of Relativity, may be broken at the Planck energy scale. While any deviation from conventional Physics must be minuscule in particular at attainable energies, this hypothesis motivates ever more sensitive tests of Lorentz symmetry. In the photon sector, astrophysical observations, in particular polarization measurements, are a very powerful tool because tiny deviations from Lorentz invariance will accumulate as photons propagate over cosmological distances. The Standard-Model Extension (SME) provides a theoretical framework in the form of an effective field theory that describes low-energy effects due to a more fundamental quantum gravity theory by adding additional terms to the Standard Model Lagrangian. These terms can be ordered by the mass dimension d of the corresponding operator and lead to a wavelength, polarization, and direction dependent phase velocity of light. Lorentz invariance violation leads to an energy-dependent change of the Stokes vector as photons propagate, which manifests itself as a rotation of the polarization angle in measurements of linear polarization. In this paper, we analyze optical polarization measurements from 63 Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) and Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) to search for Lorentz violating signals. We use both spectropolarimetric measurements, which directly constrain the change of linear polarization angle, as well as broadband spectrally integrated measurements. In the latter, Lorentz invariance violation manifests itself by reducing the observed net polarization fraction. Any observation of non-vanishing linear polarization thus leads to constraints on the magnitude of Lorentz violating effects. We derive the first set limits on each of the 10 individual birefringent coefficients of the minimal SME with d = 4, with 95 % confidence limits on the order of 10?34 on the dimensionless coefficients.
关键词： Lorentz invariance,Standard-Model extension,Active Galactic Nuclei,polarization,Gamma-ray Bursts
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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Preferred orientation of 2,7-dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2- <i>b</i> ][1]benzothiophene molecules on inorganic single-crystal substrates with various orientations
摘要： The organic molecule 2,7-dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (C8-BTBT) was deposited on quartz glass, e11 (cid:2)20T A-, (0001) C-, and e1 (cid:2)102T R-single-crystal Al2O3 (sapphire), and (100)-, and (111)-single-crystal MgO substrates by vacuum thermal evaporation, and structural characterizations were carried out by X-ray di?raction analysis and atomic force microscopy (AFM) observation. The (001) out-of-plane orientation with a similar in-plane orientation was obtained irrespective of the substrate material and orientation, and its formation was governed by π–π-stacking-induced molecular ordering. The degree of orientation was re?ected by the grain structure related to the substrate material. The growth model of the oriented C8-BTBT layer was speculated on the basis of experimental results.
关键词： π–π-stacking,vacuum thermal evaporation,X-ray diffraction,C8-BTBT,atomic force microscopy
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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A Novel Recovery Method of Soft X-ray Spectrum Unfolding Based on Compressive Sensing
摘要： In the experiment of inertial con?nement fusion, soft X-ray spectrum unfolding can provide important information to optimize the design of the laser and target. As the laser beams increase, there are limited locations for installing detection channels to obtain measurements, and the soft X-ray spectrum can be dif?cult to recover. In this paper, a novel recovery method of soft X-ray spectrum unfolding based on compressive sensing is proposed, in which (1) the spectrum recovery is formulated as a problem of accurate signal recovery from very few measurements (i.e., compressive sensing), and (2) the proper basis atoms are selected adaptively over a Legendre orthogonal basis dictionary with a large size and Lasso regression in the sense of (cid:96)1 norm, which enables the spectrum to be accurately recovered with little measured data from the limited detection channels. Finally, the presented approach is validated with experimental data. The results show that it can still achieve comparable accuracy from only 8 spectrometer detection channels as it has previously done from 14 detection channels. This means that the presented approach is capable of recovering spectrum from the data of limited detection channels, and it can be used to save more space for other detectors.
关键词： spectral measurement,spectrum unfolding,sparse representation,soft X-ray spectrometer,compressive sensing,lasso regression
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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[IEEE 2018 31st International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC) - Kyoto, Japan (2018.7.9-2018.7.13)] 2018 31st International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC) - Stability of carbon nanotube cold cathode electron beam (C-beam) with vacuum brazing process
摘要： A modularization of electronic parts in electrical devices is a key feature for system integration. Especially, x-ray tube fabrication process has been stayed in an obsolete manner due to the utilizing of classical thermionic x-ray sources. But cold cathode emitters such as carbon based materials with nanoscale dimension are expected to replace the conventional wired tungsten filaments due to their outstanding electrical and mechanical properties. To facilitate cold cathode emitter as an x-ray source, state of the arts bonding techniques are required. In this study, carbon nanotube grown Si wafers were successfully bonded to the metal carrier via vacuum brazing process and no electrical degradation of CNT (carbon nanotubes) emitters were observed after the process. Finally, we evaluated the stability of electron beam current density for device reliability. We expect that the cost-effective and facile technique could be applied for cold cathode based x-ray tube manufacturing process.
关键词： carbon nanotubes (CNTs),brazing,x-ray tube,junction,cold cathode
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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[IEEE 2018 31st International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC) - Kyoto, Japan (2018.7.9-2018.7.13)] 2018 31st International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC) - CNT field emitter based high performance x-ray source
摘要： We fabricated the cold cathode x-ray source composed of point-type CNT field emitter, mesh gate electrode, e-beam focusing lens and W anode. The point-type CNT field emitter was made by CNT film with a triangular tip shape. Field emission properties measured in triode configuration showed the low turn-on and threshold electric fields, the high emission current and focused electron beam spot. The CNT field emitter based cold cathode x-ray source reveals high resolution x-ray images. We demonstrated that the point-type CNT emitter is suitable candidate for the high performance cold cathode x-ray sources.
关键词： cold cathode x-ray source,triode structure,field emission,carbon nanotube filed emitter
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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A Monte Carlo based dosimetric characterization of Esteya <sup>?</sup> , an electronic surface brachytherapy unit
摘要： The purpose of this work is threefold: First, to obtain the phase-space of an electronic brachytherapy (eBT) system designed for surface skin treatments. Second, to explore the use of some efficiency enhancing (EFEN) strategies in the determination of the phase-space. Third, to use the phase-space previously obtained to perform a dosimetric characterization of the Esteya eBT system. Methods: The Monte Carlo study of the 69.5 kVp x-ray beam of the Esteya? unit (Elekta Brachytherapy, Veenendaal, The Netherlands) was performed with PENELOPE2014. The EFEN strategies included the use of variance reduction techniques and mixed Class II simulations, where transport parameters were fine-tuned. Four source models were studied varying the most relevant parameters characterizing the electron beam impinging the target: the energy spectrum (mono-energetic or Gaussian shaped), and the electron distribution over the focal spot (uniform or Gaussian shaped). Phase-spaces obtained were analyzed to detect differences in the calculated data due to the EFEN strategy or the source configuration. Depth dose curves and absorbed dose profiles were obtained for each source model and compared to experimental data previously published. Results: In our EFEN strategy, the interaction forcing variance reduction (VRIF) technique increases efficiency by a factor ~ 20. Tailoring the transport parameters values (C1 and C2) does not increase the efficiency in a significant way. Applying a universal cutoff energy EABS of 10 keV saves 84% of CPU time whilst showing negligible impact on the calculated results. Disabling the electron transport by imposing an electron energy cutoff of 70 keV (except for the target) saves an extra 8% (losing in the process 1.2% of the photons). The Gaussian energy source (FWHM = 10%, centered at the nominal kVp, homogeneous electron distribution) shows characteristic K-lines in its energy spectrum, not observed experimentally. The average photon energy using an ideal source (mono-energetic, homogeneous electron distribution) was 36.19 ± 0.09 keV, in agreement with the published measured data of 36.2 ± 0.2 keV. The use of a Gaussian-distributed electron source (mono-energetic) increases the penumbra by 50%, which is closer to the measurement results. The maximum discrepancy of the calculated percent depth dose with the corresponding measured values is 4.5% (at the phantom surface, less than 2 % beyond 1 mm depth) and 5% (for the 80% of the field) in the dose profile. Our results agree with the findings published by other authors and are consistent within the expected Type A and B uncertainties. Conclusions: Our results agree with the published measurement results within the reported uncertainties. The observed differences in PDD, dose profiles and photon spectrum come from three main sources of uncertainty: inter-machine variations, measurements and Monte Carlo calculations. It has been observed that a mono-energetic source with a Gaussian electron distribution over the focal spot is a suitable choice to reproduce the experimental data.
关键词： simulation efficiency,Monte Carlo simulation,electronic brachytherapy,surface treatment,dosimetry,x-ray source
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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[IEEE 2018 31st International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC) - Kyoto, Japan (2018.7.9-2018.7.13)] 2018 31st International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC) - Controlling thermal failure of silicon field emitters in a commercial X-ray source
摘要： The need for a low-cost, low-dose 3D imaging capability, as an alternative to CT and MRI scanners, has driven the development of a multi-cathode, stationary Digital Tomosynthesis (s-DT) scanner. Demonstration experiments with an array of cold cathodes as electron sources have been reported by multiple groups. We report the operation of a protoype with a different field emitter composition and geometry, at 60kV, to obtain images of a dental phantom, and the subsequent reconstruction of the raw images to obtain 3D slices. Thermal heating of the emitters was found to be the primary factor limiting performance of the device, and several well-established control mechanisms were employed to mitigate this. These include using a ballast resistance, metal coatings, conditioning, and optimizing the duty cycle at operating voltage. We report on the consequent improvement in device flux, lifetime and yield, and present the future outlook of our device.
关键词： thermal management,digital tomosynthesis,X-ray,field emitters
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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[IEEE 2018 31st International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC) - Kyoto, Japan (2018.7.9-2018.7.13)] 2018 31st International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC) - Operation of field emitter arrays under high dose rate gamma-ray irradiation
摘要： Robustness of field emitter arrays (FEA) against high dose rate gamma-ray irradiation was confirmed. The current-voltage characteristics of the FEA were investigated in a vacuum vessel developed for in situ measurements under the irradiation. Although slight increase of the gate current was observed under the irradiation, the insulating layer kept the electrical insulation. As a result, FEA showed the almost identical current-voltage characteristics under the 1.3 kGy h-1 gamma-ray irradiation.
关键词： gamma-ray,image sensor,field emitter array,radiation tolerance
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21