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Focal Spot Size of MicrofocusTubes
U. Ewert, U. Zscherpel, J. Goebbels, Y. Onel, M. Jechow,
K. Bavendiek
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Focal Spot Size of µ-Focus Tubes
EN 12543-5:1999: • Revision in 2008 possible! Harmonization with ASTM recommended
Old:• Test object: sphere or wire cross with diameter between
0,9 bis 1,1mm (± 0,01mm)• Focus range 5 bis 300 µm
New:• New test object: duplex wire of EN 462-5 or ASTM 2002.• Extended standard for µ and nano focus tubes below 300 µm spot• Usage of smaller wire diameters than 1 mm.• Detectors: Film, CR, DDA, intensifier with computer, • Image processing with profile function with line integration,
perpendicular to the wire or sphere direction
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Principle: edge unsharpness measurement (ASTM-Draft)
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Edge Method:Edge Method:
Edge method for :• Micro focus tubes EN 12543-5• “normal” tubes EN 12543-4
Round wire simple adjustment!
Result of modeling:Edge transmission increases the unsharpness in the low intensity range
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EN12543-5: Focus size = 2x (90%-50%) = EF +GHEN12543-5: Focus size = 2x (90%-50%) = EF +GH
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Two lines, separated by the full width at half height, show a dip of about 7.3 %.
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The Lorentzian distribution is typical for focal spots (line profile) with long range wings of about 50 times the half width at half height.
The 10-90 % edge width corresponds to 10 – 30 % width of the spot line distribution depending on the zero line determination.
Typical focal spot line distributions are between Gaussian and Lorentzian.
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J. Goebbels, Y. OnelAG-CT
2008-05-09Measurements for focal spot size measurementUnit IOffset – Measurement: average over 100 exposures à 1 secGain – Measurement: average over 100 exposures à 1 sec
Duplex wire exposures: average over 60 exposures à 1 sec 225 kV Micro focus tubePE Detector 2048 x 2048 Pixel à (0,2 mm)2
SDD: 1147,5 mmSOD: ca. 10-15 mm , Distance of sample as near as possible in front of the tube window!Magnification about 80.
55 kV 100 µA, no filter3227.his Complete Duplex wire
3228.his Element 1D 3229.his Element 1D vertikal Position
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Self Calibration to Known Wire Diameter
Software ISee was used inclusive the calibration function.
The calibration measure is the 800 µm width of the wire 1 of E 2002 IQI
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The first derivative of the edge function is the “measured” line spread function of the focal spot. This corresponds to a slit camera exposure.
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Allocation of values between edge profile and line profile not useful.
The asymmetry of the measured profile disturbs the allocation considerably.
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Inaccuracy: Distance, Left vs. Right Wire
The distance between the duplex wires is 10% less than its diameter.
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Second measurement with DDA at different day
2*90-50% 33 µm
Edge method
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2*half width 30 µm
Second measurement with DDA at different day
Measured at first derivative: line spread function
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Measurement with HD-CR (DÜRR) immediately after DDA-Measurement (HD-IP)
2*90-50% 33 µm
Edge profile Edge profile
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2*90-50% 32 µm
Measurement with FujiFilm-CR immediately after DDA-Measurement (IP: UR1)
50µm pixel size
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Asymmetrical spot shape in length direction
(vertical)
2*90-50% = 47 µm
Higher distance due to long range distribution
DDA of PE
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2*half width = 32 µm
Asymmetrical spot shape in length direction(vertical)
Less sensitive to asymmetry
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2*90-50% 18 µm
Edge transmission when measured with thin wiresMeasurement possible
Measurement after new calibration!
Edge transmission
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Wire diameter
2*90-50 %
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6 µmUnit II100 kV Micro focus tube (Transmission target)CCD Camera + Fiber optic ( 2:1) + GdOS SzintillatorImage integration over 20 sec, no correctionsSDD: 245,0 mmSOD: ca 3 mmM about 66. 85 kV 90 µA, no filters en462.his Element 4D (0,4 mm)
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Conclusion:• Duplex wire EN 462-5 / E 2002 is suitable for the measurement of
the focal spot size of micro focus tubes.• The limitation to 1 mm wire is not necessary. • The standardized method “2*(90%-50%)” provides stable values
also if edge transmission is observed or focal spots are asymmetrical.
• The measurement of asymmetric spots with wide wings is considered.
• The full width at half height of line profiles (calculated as derivative of edge profiles) are almost equal to the edge distribution if calculated by “2*(90%-50%)” and close to Gaussian distributions. This applies in many cases for the central part of the spot distribution.
• Since the method is now applicable with the thin wires of EN 462-5 or E 2002 IQI the lower limitation to 5 µm is not required anymore.
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