Questions tagged [x-rays]
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Do neon signs emit x-rays?
I'm interested about whether or not a conventional neon sign such as this one could emit x-ray that could be harmful.
The sign that you can see in the picture is just below my office window so I'm ...
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Why do spectrum analyzers generate X-Rays
Most, if not all, old HP spectrum analyzers say
X-Rays generated in this intsr are sufficiently screened
Why do they generate x-rays at all. The HP 8565E I am looking at can only measure up to 50 ...
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X-ray back-projection for conversion to hard-field magnetic induction tomography?
This is a question about hard-field back-projection as used in x-ray tomography, but applied to magnetic induction tomography (MIT). Al-Zeibak and Saunders (A feasibility study of in vivo ...
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High voltage power supply polarity for X-ray tube application
High voltage power supplies (HVPS) in the range 100 to 200 kV are used for working with X-ray tube. Some HVPS produce negative output voltage or even bipolar output including negative and positive ...
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Can a dental X-Ray machine be used to look at PCB?
I have an old castaway PCB that was being thrown out. I am having a hard time figuring out where all the traces go.
Could a dental X-ray device be used to scan it (thus making it easier to follow the ...
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How do failure modes of high voltage cables play out?
I fix x-ray equipment, and here is the connector that fits into the x-ray tube. It carries up to 150kV, and maybe 500mA during exposure.
My boss tells me if I see some black carbon deposit on the ...
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X-ray filament and cathode connection
I was studying how X-ray machines works. I have seen that the filament creates a current that produces electrons. By applying a high voltage between the cathode and anode, the electrons move towards ...
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X-ray power input and power output Confusion
I was looking at the power calculations of the X-ray machines and found something a bit unusual. As we know the input power must be equal to the output power. Considering an x-ray machine giving an ...
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Zero Voltage switching
I am having confusion regarding the understanding of Zero Voltage switching as given in the website.
What does the ZVS do in the circuit shown below? Does it produce a sine wave or it just makes the ...
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Would it be possible to power an X-Ray tube using a Marx generator?
To the best of my knowledge most X-Ray tubes are powered by a smaller voltage running through a large transformer to step it up into the magnitude of 10-100 KV. This larger voltage is then pulsed ...
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How could this capacitor have been damaged?
During testing, a capacitor was found to cause an intermittent failure - going short circuit when heated.
The capacitor style is a through hole, radial lead, CECC rated 68nF MLCC. Our supplier makes ...
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PWM generation for the transformer using SG3524N
I was looking at one of the schematics of the filament board of an x-ray machine, where they had used the SG3524N for the generation of PWM and MOSFETs for the generation of an alternating voltage for ...
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Can I read programmed content inside any sort of non-volatile re-programmable memory device with Microscope, X-ray, etc.?
Non-volatile re-programmable memory like NAND flash, NOR flash, and etc. stores information in forms of electron charges and doesn't change in structural forms that can be inspected with X-ray or ...
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Resonance inverters and pulsation frequency
I was reading one of the patents for the x-ray generator when I found a resonance inverter attached in front of the switching circuit. I understood how the system works but one statement written is ...
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What technique (ultrasound/infrared) should I use to detect seeds inside a fruit? [duplicate]
This fruit is simplistic as there is a thin skin surrounding it. Inside it is a tiny ball of liquid and that is where the dense seed forms. The is seed much more denser in comparison with the liquid ...
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