MetalJet F1016
Introducing MetalJet F1016
Brighter. Faster. Smarter.
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Accelerate industrial inspection
Enable sub-second in-line CT scanning. And ensure unprecedented yield in battery inspection. At 160 kV, the industry-leading MetalJet F1016 achieves the world’s fastest CT scanning with micrometer resolution – now in a more compact, integrated format designed for 24/7 throughput.
Expand the horizons of scientific discovery
Measure smaller crystals. Perform ultra-fast micro XRF mapping. And explore new frontiers in materials science and biomedical imaging. Reengineered with insights from more than 200 MetalJet systems worldwide, the new MetalJet F series pushes the limits of research to offer higher resolution, faster scan times and more flux than any other microfocus X-ray source available in a home lab.
Sharpen your focus
MetalJet F brings even higher power to the world’s brightest microfocus X-ray source. Add to this an innovative pump design with zero moving parts, fewer electronic components and automatic cathode alignment, and the result is an entirely new platform designed to get more pioneering work done, every day.
Features & benefits
- Extreme microfocus power
- Up to 27x higher Bremsstrahlung than conventional microfocus X-ray source
- More than 6x power compared to MetalJet D2+
- 1.6x higher power than MetalJet E1+
- Increased brightness and radiant flux for:
- Higher scan speed with maintained signal to noise and resolution
- Increase signal to noise at maintained measurement time
- Simplified and robust design for 24/7 industrial use
- Higher uptime and lower cost of ownership
- Very long life-time LaB6 cathodes
- New maintenance free liquid metal pump
- X-ray source with 24/7 full-power availability
- Very stable X-ray emission and spot position
- Short target to object distance
- Close coupling of optics or sample
- Flexible exit window
- Right, left or dual port operation
- Superior spot quality
- Optimal imaging resolution
- Excellent beam generation with optics
- Selection of available target materials
- Characteristic emission from Gallium (9.2 keV) or Indium (24 keV)
- GUI with error guidance
- Easy and quick trouble shooting
- Possibility for remote connection and support
- ISO 13849-1 compliant
- Tested and documented in accordance with standard for easy certification of integrated system
Smart solutions
- High-pressure electromagnetic jet pump – a silent, maintenance-free innovation delivering the highest liquid alloy speeds for unmatched power and flux in MetalJet sources.
- Permanent Performance Technology – the next generation electron beam control that both keeps spot size preserved and extends cathode lifetime.
- Dual port option – enabling two independent X-ray beams from a single source for enhanced flexibility and efficiency.
- Self-heated window – a simplistic and low-maintenance design utilizing surplus electrons to heat exit windows, eliminating alloy vapor build-up for maximum reliability.
Technical specifications
Target material1
| Liquid metal alloy | Min. focal spot size3
| < 10 μm |
Target type | Liquid jet | Emission stability4
| < 1% |
Voltage | 30-160 kV | Position stability4
| < 1 μm |
Power2
| 0-1600 W | Min. focus-object distance | 17.4 mm |
Max current | 10 mA | Beam angle | 30° |
1) The alloys supplied for the MetalJet source consist mainly of Gallium, Indium and Tin and are in liquid state in room temperature or near room temperature. They have low reactivity and low toxicity but should be handled according to their safety data sheets and local regulations.
2) The actual power used is dependent on spot-size and voltage. However, maximum output power of the 160 kV high-voltage generators is 2000 W, software limited to 1600 W.
3) Dependent on configuration.
4) Standard deviation.
Available target alloys
Target alloy | Gallium | Indium | Tin |
ExAlloy-G1 | 95 | 5 | - |
ExAlloy-I1
| 68 | 22 | 10 |
ExAlloy-I25
| 47 | 37 | 16 |
ExAlloy-I3
| 75 | 25 | - |
5) Operation of ExAlloy-I2 requires that the MetalJet F source is equipped with a heater system to manage the alloy temperature.
The source consists of the head, the pump system, a high voltage generator and a cooling system as shown in the picture. The coupling is semi-rigid, allowing some movement of the source head. Sources operating with ExAlloy-I2 are equipped with heater jackets around parts in the alloy recirculation loop (not shown).
The source can be remotely operated through TCP/IP or directly through the GUI. The GUI can be operated on the source itself if it is equipped with monitor, keyboard and mouse, or on most computer platforms with a TCP/IP connection to the source.
The MetalJet source is intended to be incorporated into or assembled with other components such as radiation enclosures, safety systems and radiation detectors.
For more information about the full scope of configurability, please contact us.
Mains: AC, single phase, 200-240 V, 2.6 kW-3.5 kW (depending on configuration), 50/60 Hz.
Ambient: 20-30 °C (stable within ± 0.5 °C for optimal source stability), max 85 % relative humidity.
1) Source head 2) Jet pump module 3) Chiller 4) Power module 5) High voltage generator.
The picture shows an installation example including racks and monitor (not included in delivery).
Technical specifications
Target material1
| Liquid metal alloy | Min. focal spot size3
| < 10 μm |
Target type | Liquid jet | Emission stability4
| < 1% |
Voltage | 30-160 kV | Position stability4
| < 1 μm |
Power2
| 0-1600 W | Min. focus-object distance | 17.4 mm |
Max current | 10 mA | Beam angle | 30° |
1) The alloys supplied for the MetalJet source consist mainly of Gallium, Indium and Tin and are in liquid state in room temperature or near room temperature. They have low reactivity and low toxicity but should be handled according to their safety data sheets and local regulations.
2) The actual power used is dependent on spot-size and voltage. However, maximum output power of the 160 kV high-voltage generators is 2000 W, software limited to 1600 W.
3) Dependent on configuration.
4) Standard deviation.
Available target alloys
Target alloy | Gallium | Indium | Tin |
ExAlloy-G1 | 95 | 5 | - |
ExAlloy-I1
| 68 | 22 | 10 |
ExAlloy-I25
| 47 | 37 | 16 |
ExAlloy-I3
| 75 | 25 | - |
5) Operation of ExAlloy-I2 requires that the MetalJet F source is equipped with a heater system to manage the alloy temperature.
The source consists of the head, the pump system, a high voltage generator and a cooling system as shown in the picture. The coupling is semi-rigid, allowing some movement of the source head. Sources operating with ExAlloy-I2 are equipped with heater jackets around parts in the alloy recirculation loop (not shown).
The source can be remotely operated through TCP/IP or directly through the GUI. The GUI can be operated on the source itself if it is equipped with monitor, keyboard and mouse, or on most computer platforms with a TCP/IP connection to the source.
The MetalJet source is intended to be incorporated into or assembled with other components such as radiation enclosures, safety systems and radiation detectors.
For more information about the full scope of configurability, please contact us.
Mains: AC, single phase, 200-240 V, 2.6 kW-3.5 kW (depending on configuration), 50/60 Hz.
Ambient: 20-30 °C (stable within ± 0.5 °C for optimal source stability), max 85 % relative humidity.
1) Source head 2) Jet pump module 3) Chiller 4) Power module 5) High voltage generator.
The picture shows an installation example including racks and monitor (not included in delivery).
Performance examples5
Jet material | Acceleration voltage | Nominal X-ray spot size6[µm] | E-beam power | Peak brightness[photons/(s mm2 mrad2)] | Radiant flux[photons/(s mrad2)] |
ExAlloy-G1 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 7.7×1010 | 7.5x107 |
ExAlloy-I1 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 4.3×1010 | 4.0×107 |
ExAlloy-I2 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 2.3x1010 | 2.1x107 |
Jet material | Acceleration voltage | Nominal X-ray spot size6[µm] | E-beam power | Peak brightness[photons/(s mm2mrad2)] | Radiant flux[photons/(s mrad2)] |
ExAlloy-G1 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 6.3x1010 | 6.0x107 |
ExAlloy-I1 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 3.3x1010 | 3.0x107 |
ExAlloy-I2 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 1.6x1010 | 1.4 x107 |
Jet material | Acceleration voltage | Nominal X-ray spot size6[µm] | E-beam power | Peak brightness[photons/(s mm2 mrad2)] | Radiant flux[photons/(s mrad2)] |
ExAlloy-G1 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 1.2×1010 | 1.2×107 |
ExAlloy-I1 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 2.3×1010 | 2.1×107 |
ExAlloy-I2 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 2.7×1010 | 2.6×107 |
Jet material | Acceleration voltage | Nominal X-ray spot size6[µm] | E-beam power | Peak brightness[photons/(s mm2 mrad2)] | Radiant flux[photons/(s mrad2)] |
ExAlloy-G1 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 1.4×109 | 1.4×106 |
ExAlloy-I1 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 5.4×109 | 5.2×106 |
ExAlloy-I2 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 8.3×109 | 7.9×106 |
Jet material | Acceleration voltage | Nominal X-ray spot size6[µm] | E-beam power | Peak brightness[photons/(s mm2 mrad2)] | Radiant flux[photons/(s mrad2)] |
ExAlloy-G1 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 1.4×1010 | 1.4×107 |
ExAlloy-I1 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 1.7x1010 | 1.5x107 |
ExAlloy-I2 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 1.5x1010 | 1.3x107 |
Jet material | Acceleration voltage | Nominal X-ray spot size6[µm] | E-beam power | Peak brightness [photons/(s mm2 mrad2)] | Radiant flux[photons/(s mrad2)] |
ExAlloy-G1 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 1.3×1010 | 9.1×106 |
ExAlloy-I1 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 1.6x1010 | 1.1x107 |
ExAlloy-I2 | 160 | 30 | 1600 | 1.6x1010 | 1.0x107 |
5) Examples are based on simulations that typically correspond well to experimental validation. Please contact us for details on such simulations vs. experiment validations including experimental method.
6) The spot size is measured as the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the X-ray intensity distribution integrated in the horizontal and vertical directions respectively. The X-ray spots are realized by various degrees of e-beam line focus with a maximum aspect ratio of 6:1. Actual spot size may differ depending on viewing angle and may have different width and height. Please contact us for more details.Â
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