Selecting Your X-ray Tube Packaging Many Oxford Instruments X-ray tubes come equipped with beryllium X-ray windows for maximum flux transmission. Beryllium is a metal that has ...

Summary An X-ray tube is constrained in its operating range by four factors – maximum filament current, maximum power delivered to the anode, and maximum and minimum anod...

The most frequent mode of failure of X-ray tubes is the failure to adequately dissipate the heat generated during normal operation. Greater than 99% of the kinetic energy impar...

The process of producing electrons necessary for the production of X-rays in an X-ray tube begins by heating a tungsten wire. When heated to approximately 2000 degrees Celsius, ...

Summary One of the most important safety considerations (along with the high voltage) in operating your X-ray tube from Oxford Instruments is how much shielding you should use ...

When purchasing an X-ray tube, one of the most important questions which must to be answered is: how will the tube be packaged? System designers often put a lot of thought into ...

Summary Oxford Instruments offers X-ray tubes with different anode materials designed to suit a wide variety of applications. The anode material defines an X-ray tube’s c...

Application For X-ray tubes that have been in storage or inactive for a period of three months or more. Description After a period of not being used, typically three months o...

Summary A frequent question posed on a manufacturer of x-ray tubes relates to environmental conditions which pose a threat to a long lived x-ray tube. This application note set...