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Operational Tips: How to Find the Right Microfocus X-Ray Tube that Provides Sharp Images

X-ray equipment is required to analyze an object and provide a high resolution image of the object’s internal parts. Companies rely on high-quality X-ray components to help them produce images with the resolution required to inspect a specific material or artifact. Without a high resolution X-ray source, it is impossible to perform the necessary research […]

Operational Tips: Choosing Packaged X-Ray Tubes

Packaged x-ray tubes are the ideal solution for anyone that is looking for an easy plug and play solution! Packaged x-ray tubes are outfitted with shielding and wiring built in so there is nothing else to do but plug them in and use them. They are the ideal solution for a wide range of applications, […]

X-ray Sources 101: The Complexity of the XRF Tube

What is an XRF Tube? X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is a process used for elemental analysis and chemical analysis. The XRF process is used in a wide range of industries for elemental analysis, and an XRF tube is the source of X-rays used in X-Ray Fluorescence. Rhodium anode tubes are most commonly used, followed by tungsten. […]

X-ray Sources 101: A Brief History of Scientific X-ray Tubes

Scientific X-ray Tubes Scientific X-ray tubes have been around for over 100 years! In 1895 Wilhelm Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays and published his findings the following year and the first x-ray tubes were born. Since that time that significance of the x-ray tube has evolved. While Wilhelm Roentgen is credited with the discovery […]