EQ-10SX Electrodeless Z-Pinch™
Soft X-Ray (SXR) Source

Features & Benefits
• Unique electrodeless design
--- Low debris / low consumable cost
• 2-4nm Soft X-Rays produced using Nitrogen
--- Enables tabletop SXR microscope applications
• Small plasma size
--- <1mm diameter for high brightness
• Cost–effective and compact
--- Low cost per SXR watt
--- Small footprint

Applications
• Soft X-Ray Microscopy
• Soft X-Ray Microbeams

Researchers in the area of water-window microscopy and microbeam irradiation of biological samples need a high power, reliable, low-cost source of soft x-ray (SXR) photons to perform their studies, and these sources of light are not readily available today outside synchrotron facilities.

The Energetiq EQ-10SX is a compact, easy-to-use, reliable and cost-effective SXR light source system, based on Energetiq’s unique Electrodeless Z-pinch™ technology using Nitrogen gas. The Energetiq SXR source is either integrated into a single 19" rack format or is standalone-ready to be integrated into a larger instrument. The system includes the electrodeless Z-pinch source assembly, vacuum and gas subsystems, power delivery subsystem, and control electronics. The EQ-10SX is capable of delivering up to 10 to the power of 16 photons/second into 2pi steradians, and will run continuously at pulse repetition rates of up to 2 kHz.

To accommodate the differing requirements of the various applications, the source operating conditions are user-adjustable. The light output can be optimized for peak power or for peak brightness as required by the user. Plasma size is typically below 1mm in diameter under typical operating conditions. A simple and flexible optical interface is provided to the user on the side of the system enclosure to connect to the application equipment. Custom interfaces are available to meet specific customer requirements. The user interface operates by a color touch screen display, and incorporates menus allowing manual and automatic operation.

The EQ-10SX is easy to install, requiring only electrical power, a chilled water supply, clean dry compressed air and a supply of Nitrogen.

Download the EQ-10SX Source datasheet (PDF file)