| abstract |
An apparatus for irradiation of X-ray Flash of material, comprising: a) an X-ray Flash source comprising an electron source (111, 112) and an anode (115, 116) b) comprising the electron source a cold field emission cathode having an electron emitting surface, and a grid (113, 114) to control the flow of electrons from the cathode to the anode; an electrical connection to charge the grid; c) the anode having an electron receiving main surface and an X-ray emitting opposing main surface, emitting the surface emitting X-rays, X radiation at an irradiation volume (128); d) the X-ray emitting surface of the anode having a first and second orthogonally oriented dimensions of more than 2 mm each; e) a high voltage pulse power supply to power the X-ray Flash source; including the high voltage pulse power supply an input terminal (162) and an output terminal (170) and a circuit that includes one or more triodes of cold cathode field emission electrons (150a, 150b, 150c, 150d, 150e, 150g) between the input terminal and the output terminal; f) creating the X-source in said volume of irradiation to radiate material (148) in said volume, the source of electrons, anode and high-voltage pulse power supply, whereby said material is ionized and molecular bonds in organic compounds contained in said material are broken; and g) a vacuum housing for the cathode, grid and anode of the X-ray Flash source kept under vacuum (132). |