Investigation of the yield of X-Ray radiation from pyroelectric sources with cone-shaped targets

Abstract

The results of experimental studies of the spectral composition and yield of X-ray radiation from pyroelectric sources with cone-shaped targets are presented. A distinct maximum of the yield as a function of the distance between the pyroelectric crystal and the target is found for a single-crystal pyroelectric source with a truncated cone target. It is demonstrated in the experiment involving a source with two pyroelectric crystals and a cone-shaped target that the X-ray parameters are virtually independent of the direction of temperature change in the crystals.