title: A simple X-ray emitter.
abstract: A compact X-ray emission instrument is made, and the X-ray spectra are measured by changing the applied electric potential. Strong soft X-rays are observed when evacuating roughly and applying a high voltage to an insulator settled in this device. The X-ray intensity is higher as the applied voltage is increased. A light-emitting phenomenon is observed when this device emits X-rays. The present X-ray emitter is made of a small cylinder with a radius of 20 mm and a height of 50 mm. This X-ray generator has a potential to be used as an X-ray source in an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Ryoichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Atsuhiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kawai