150kV Pulser System, Flash X-Ray (FXR) System

The 150 kV belongs to a family of four Flash X-ray systems rated at 150 kV, 300 kV, 450 kV, and 1 megavolt (MV). These systems provide successively greater penetration and are capable of operating at larger film-to-source distances (FTSD). 

The Model 43731A Flash X-ray System provides a 70 nanosecond “burst” of 150 kV X-rays. Radiographs through several millimeters of aluminum at a film-to-source distance of up to 9 feet (2.75 meters) may be obtained in a single exposure. The X-ray tube may be installed inside the high voltage (HV) pulse generator (basic system configuration) or in a smaller, remote tubehead (option 032 or 033) separated by up to 100 feet (30 meters) of coaxial cable. The remote tubehead enables positioning of the X-ray tube in areas too confined or too hazardous for the HV pulser. By using the optional soft X-ray tubes, very low-density objects may also be imaged.

The Model 43731A system comes standard with all hardware required for operation, including an X-ray tube and a Model 43210A X-ray Controller (XCON) which provides both a delayed trigger for the X-ray pulser and a pulsed event timer to monitor the firing time of the pulser. The XCON provides a firing time delay variable from 100 nanosecond (ns) to 1000 milliseconds in 100 ns increments and monitors the actual pulser firing time with 10 ns accuracy. Delay time setting and pulsed event time monitoring can be accomplished with the user’s PC via an Ethernet connection. Customer furnished items are limited to regulated dry air and ac power (110 Vac, 60 Hz).