Date of Award

1-1-2018

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Nanoscale Science and Engineering

Program

Nanoscale Engineering

Content Description

1 online resource (ii, xv, 120 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Mengbing Huang

Committee Members

Carl Ventrice, Magnus Bergkvist, Joseph D. Michael, Hassaram Bakhru

Keywords

Field Emission, X-ray Source, Zinc Oxide Nanowires, Nanowires, Nanostructured materials, Zinc oxide, X-ray spectroscopy, Field emission, X-rays

Subject Categories

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Abstract

X-ray system technology trends tend towards simpler, smaller and more efficient devices. A broad range of applications are driving contemporary efforts in X-ray source miniaturization: Portable and/or remote nondestructive evaluation; High throughput protein crystallography, invasive radiotherapy; monitoring fluid flow and particulate generation in situ; and portable radiography devices for battle-front or large scale disaster triage scenarios. Most of the x-ray sources for these applications follow a top-down approach focused on improving portability, and reducing mass and/or size.

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