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In this chapter, standard stationary-anode, rotating anode and microfocus X-ray tubes are described and the spectra from these tubes are compared with the output from synchrotron-radiation sources. The choice of beam size, X-ray wavelength, spectral composition, intensity, cross fire and beam stability are discussed and a description is given of the beam-conditioning devices used with X-ray tubes for producing the desired X-ray beam properties: mirrors, polycapillaries and crystal monochromators. (The conditioning of X-ray beams from synchrotron sources is discussed in Chapter 8.1.) This chapter is also available as HTML from the International Tables Online site hosted by the IUCr.
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Arndt, U.W. (2006). X-ray sources. In: Rossmann, M.G., Arnold, E. (eds) International Tables for Crystallography Volume F: Crystallography of biological macromolecules. International Tables for Crystallography, vol F. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1107/97809553602060000665
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