METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING X-RAY RADIATION USING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC H05G1/02 H01J35/02 

FIELD: physics; instrumentation.

SUBSTANCE: source X-ray includes an enclosing vessel, a first roller arranged at least partially within enclosing vessel, a second roller arranged at least partially within enclosing vessel and to be in rolling contact with first roller, and a drive assembly operatively connected first and/or second rollers. Drive assembly causes first and second rollers to rotate, wherein portions of first and second rollers into contact and out of contact within enclosing vessel as the first and second rollers rotate. First roller has a surface at least partially of a first triboelectric material and second roller has a surface at least partially of a second triboelectric material, first triboelectric material having a negative triboelectric potential relative to second triboelectric material. Enclosing vessel is structured to provide a controlled atmospheric environment, and first triboelectric material, second triboelectric material and controlled atmospheric environment are selected such that rolling contact between first and second rollers produces X-rays.

EFFECT: higher efficiency and accumulation of charge.

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