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    Beryllium Window of An X-Ray Tube

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    The document discusses the properties and care requirements of beryllium windows used in X-ray tubes. Beryllium allows for maximum transmission of low energy X-rays but is fragile and can be damaged by contact, humidity, or solvents. Proper handling is important to avoid exposing the beryllium window or compromising the vacuum. Glass windows provide more robust protection but reduce low energy flux.

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    The document discusses the properties and care requirements of beryllium windows used in X-ray tubes. Beryllium allows for maximum transmission of low energy X-rays but is fragile and can be damaged by contact, humidity, or solvents. Proper handling is important to avoid exposing the beryllium window or compromising the vacuum. Glass windows provide more robust protection but reduce low energy flux.

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    Caring for the Beryllium Window of an X-ray Author: Oxford Instruments X-ray

    Tube Technologies

    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 low
    density and low atomic mass, and hence very low absorption of X-rays,
    making beryllium the preferred choice for X-ray tube windows where low
    energy transmission is desired.

    Bare Tube
    Oxford Instruments also produces glass window tubes, which are much more
    robust than their beryllium counterparts, with the trade-off of decreased low
    energy flux. Glass window tubes are suitable for a wide variety of
    applications, including imaging and some types of analysis, and should be
    considered in harsh, humid, or debris filled environments.

    Potted Tube
    If your X-ray tube has a beryllium window, please keep the following
    considerations in mind:

    • The beryllium exit window is comprised of high purity vacuum


    tight beryllium metal, typically 127 microns thick.
    • Beryllium can be toxic if improperly handled. Avoid contact with
    the beryllium window.
    • The beryllium window is fragile and will be damaged by the
    slightest impact.
    • Beryllium is highly soluble in polar solvents. Examples of polar
    solvents include water (including humidity), alcohol and acids. It
    is essential that you do not expose the beryllium window to
    these agents for prolonged periods of time, as they will destroy
    the beryllium window and compromise the internal high vacuum
    of the X-ray tube, causing it to fail.
    • Unless absolutely necessary, all care should be taken to avoid
    any contact with the beryllium window, and tube installation
    should take into consideration keeping the window free of dust
    and debris. Should your beryllium exit window need to be
    cleaned, gently use a cotton swab and acetone (a non-polar
    solvent) and then immediately dry thoroughly with a cotton swab
    or soft dry air. Please note that damage to the beryllium window
    due to mishandling is not covered under your warranty.
    • Helium is often used in X-ray spectroscopy. Helium is a very
    small atom and has a high transmission rate through the
    beryllium window. At a minimum, only beryllium exit windows of
    at least 127 microns should be considered when operating an X-
    ray tube in the presence of a Helium environment.
    • If you operate an X-ray tube with a beryllium window in a
    vacuum environment, it is important to remember that the
    beryllium window is brittle and susceptible to damage caused by
    cycling between atmospheric pressure and vacuum
    environments typical for analytical analysis. Utilization of a
    secondary chamber is recommended to allow the X-ray tube to
    operate at sub-atmospheric pressures without cycling for each
    sample introduction.

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