Since the discovery of X-rays over a century ago the techniques applied to the engineering
of X-ray sources have remained relatively unchanged. From the inception of thermionic …

The current status of research and development of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) electron field
emitters is reviewed. The physical aspects of electron field emission that underlie the unique …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have novel properties that make them potentially useful in many
applications in nanotechnology, electronics, optics and other fields of materials science …

Theoretical problems arising in connection with development and operation of electron field
emitters on the basis of carbon nanotubes are reviewed. The physical aspects of electron …

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is a limited angle computed tomography technique that
can distinguish tumors from its overlying breast tissues and has potentials for detection of …

Addressable flat-panel x-ray source has important applications in next-generation low-dose
x-ray imaging technology. In this study, a fully vacuum-sealed addressable flat-panel x-ray …

The analytical power of ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) instruments
is poised to advance this technology from research to analytical laboratories. Exploring …

A vertically aligned carbon nanotube mesh emitter array has been fabricated and tested,
giving a current density of up to 1.5 A/cm 2⁠, and a threshold field of 1.5 V/μ m for a current …

The authors report a carbon nanotube (CNT) field emission multipixel x-ray array source for
microradiotherapy for cancer research. The developed multipixel x-ray array source has 50 …

Achieving high current emission from one-dimensional nanowire (NW) field emitters is
essential for their application as X-ray sources. In this study, field emission (FE) from …