Jim In my own experience you don't normally get measureaX-ray emissions until the voltage gets to around 15-20kV.
Regards John Allen > Am interested in the possibility of adventitious output of X-Radiation > from > high voltage sources, in this particular instance, magnetrons operating at > around 8 kV. > > Two questions: > > 1. Does anybody know whether there is a level of x-radiation produced at > these sorts of power levels that could conceivably generate a health > hazard > (.e.g, in excess of 7.5 micro Sieverts/hour at about 0.5 m from the > source) > ???? > > 2. Can anybody identify an appropriate device with which to survey and > accurately measure the output of x-radiation from such sources ???? > > > Many thanks, in anticipation > > Jim > > Jim Speakman > (Design Safety Representative (Crawley)) > > Thales UK Limited > Aerospace Division > Manor Royal > Crawley > RH10 9PZ > > Tel: 01293 644911 (Direct Dial) > 07817 873496 (Cellular) > > mailto:[email protected] > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society > emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > > To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] > > Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html > > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > > Scott Douglas [email protected] > Mike Cantwell [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > David Heald: [email protected] > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > > http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc > > - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
