AXIS

Advanced X-ray source based on field emitting Carbon Nanotubes cold cathode

Coordinatore	CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE    more  Organization address address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 city: ROMA postcode: 185 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Caterina E. Cognome: Ghio Email: send email Telefono: 390503000000 Fax: 390503000000
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Italy [IT]
Sito del progetto	http://www.axisproject.eu
Totale costo	1˙434˙239 €
EC contributo	1˙105˙255 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2007-1
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2008
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2008-09-01   -   2011-02-28

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE  Organization address address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 city: ROMA postcode: 185 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Caterina E. Cognome: Ghio Email: send email Telefono: 390503000000 Fax: 390503000000	IT (ROMA)	coordinator	0.00
2	CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V PRAZE  Organization address address: ZIKOVA 4 city: PRAHA postcode: 166 36 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Alexandr Cognome: Jancarek Email: send email Telefono: +420 221 912 722 Fax: +420 221 912 744	CZ (PRAHA)	participant	0.00
3	D'APPOLONIA SPA  Organization address address: Via San Nazaro 19 city: GENOVA postcode: 16145 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Sara Cognome: Parodi Email: send email Telefono: +39 010 3628148 Fax: +39 010 3621078	IT (GENOVA)	participant	0.00
4	DELONG INSTRUMENTS AS  Organization address address: PALACKEHO TR. 3019/153B city: BRNO postcode: 61200 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Michal Cognome: Drsticka Email: send email Telefono: 420549000000 Fax: 420541000000	CZ (BRNO)	participant	0.00
5	SCANCO MEDICAL AG  Organization address address: LIMMATSTRASSE - LIMMATPLATZ 1 125 city: ZURICH postcode: 8005 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Stefan Cognome: Hämmerle Email: send email Telefono: +41 44 805 98 00 Fax: +41 44 805 98 01	CH (ZURICH)	participant	0.00
6	THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE  Organization address address: The Old Schools, Trinity Lane city: CAMBRIDGE postcode: CB2 1TN contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Dawn Cognome: Barker Email: send email Telefono: 441223000000 Fax: 441223000000	UK (CAMBRIDGE)	participant	0.00
7	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI ROMA TRE  Organization address address: VIA OSTIENSE 161 city: ROMA postcode: 154 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Rossella Cognome: Mantini Email: send email Telefono: 390657000000 Fax: 390657000000	IT (ROMA)	participant	0.00
8	XENOCS SA  Organization address address: RUE FRANCOIS BLUMET 19 city: SASSENAGE postcode: 38360 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Frédéric Cognome: Bossan Email: send email Telefono: +33 4 76 26 95 40 Fax: +33 4 76 26 95 49	FR (SASSENAGE)	participant	0.00
9	YORK PROBE SOURCES LIMITED  Organization address address: WYDALE ROAD 23 city: YORK postcode: Y010 3PG contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Aisha Cognome: Bakoush Email: send email Telefono: 440798000000 Fax: +44 01904434430	UK (YORK)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The project develops an innovative x-ray source based on the emerging technology of field emitting carbon nanotubes (CNT). This kind of source has several advantages with respect to traditional sources: higher intrinsic brilliance; possibility to work in pulsed and continuous mode; higher peak power; minor power consumption; modularity of beam size; good stability and longer life time. These sources are also more compact and robust, therefore suitable to be portable. The R&D activity is based on four major blocks: i) development of the cathode made of a well aligned CNT array, capable of delivering high current electron density in continuous and pulsed mode; ii) fabrication of a CNT-based electron gun which combines the CNT cathode with electron focusing optics; iii) integration of the e-gun in x-ray sources, and fabrication of an x-ray microfocusing source with characteristics of high brilliance, continuous and pulsed operation modes, easy control of beam size and power; iv) integration of the microfocusing source in two x-ray systems devoted to specific applications: a tomographic system for biomedical applications and an advanced system for material metrology applications. The implementation of phase contrast imaging methodology with this innovative source will be studied. The project will strongly enhance the competitiveness of the SME’s involved in the project. The potential exploitation goes far beyond the examples addressed in the project: X-ray sources are routinely used in medical radiography, in security, in industrial quality control, in advanced research, in environmental issues and in cultural heritage. The availability of innovative sources with improved features with respect to the standard ones will have a great impact not only on Europe competitiveness in this field but also on societal aspects such as health, security, product quality, sustainability.'