Be more careful with your definitions, please. Right now, it includes soft X-ray too, and all you need for that is an old style CRT tube.YoshiBeans said:no requirements for specific wavelength, intensity, duration, etc. ... are there ways of producing euv light (<150nm)
Good point. Also cosmic rays, they're free.Rive said:Be more careful with your definitions, please. Right now, it includes basic X-ray too, and all you need for that is an old style CRT tube.
Can i ask what you mean by "do something useful"?DaveE said:No. This is an area of technology where if you have to ask us, the answer is no.
BTW, "no requirements for specific wavelength, intensity, duration"; really?
Also, it's not billions, maybe a million dollars to do something useful with euv.
The closest cheap way that I know of would be a gas discharge lamp, Xe, Ar, Kr, Hg, etc. But you'll mostly get longer wavelengths.
IDK, maybe ask google? The only euv application that comes to my mind is lithography or maybe micromachining?YoshiBeans said:Can i ask what you mean by "do something useful"?
Google was my first stop, hence my attempt to tap the big brains.DaveE said:IDK, maybe ask google? The only euv application that comes to my mind is lithography or maybe micromachining?
EUV (extreme ultraviolet) light is a type of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength range of 100-10 nanometers. It is important because it is used in various technologies such as lithography for microchip production and in scientific research.
EUV light is currently generated using a process called laser-produced plasma, where a high-powered laser is directed at a target material to create a plasma that emits EUV light. This process is costly because it requires expensive equipment and precise control to produce the desired wavelength and intensity of EUV light.
Some potential methods for generating EUV light without high costs include using alternative target materials, such as tin instead of xenon, and developing new laser technologies that are more efficient and cost-effective.
One of the main challenges in developing low-cost EUV light generation methods is achieving the necessary intensity and stability of the light. Additionally, finding alternative target materials that can produce EUV light at the desired wavelength range is also a challenge.
The development of low-cost EUV light generation could have a significant impact on industries such as microchip production, where EUV light is used for lithography. It could also benefit scientific research by making EUV light more accessible for various experiments and studies.