[ RadSafe ] X-ray Production in Power Supplies

[Bernard Cohen]

An expert on this is Richard Pratt of University of Pittsburgh. His 
e-mail address is   rpratt at pitt.edu

John Jacobus wrote:

>Try http://www.noradcorp.com/3tutor.htm
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>--- John_Rich at fpl.com wrote:
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>>If I remember correctly, some of the old high
>>voltage power supplies had
>>high voltage tube(s) in the circuit that could
>>generate soft X-rays.   The
>>tubes were fairly large physically, and depending on
>>the current could
>>produce a measurable dose rate.  These would have
>>been from the 70's and
>>80's at the latest.
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>>Anybody else have any thoughts?
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>>john rich
>>john.rich at sargentlundy.com
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>>Have any of you run across any articles on, or
>>actually measured, X-rays
>>being produced by power supplies, for example, an
>>X-ray power supply?  I
>>have
>>not been able to figure out how this could be
>>possible, if it is possible.
>>It's a long story.
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>>Thank you,
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>>Randy Redmond
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>>BWXT Y-12
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