X-rays were discovered more than 100 years ago. They have since become a staple tool for medicine and science, so researchers are continuing their efforts to find innovative ways to produce them.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
Purchase on Springer Link
Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Camara, C. G., Escobar, J. V., Hird, J. R. & Putterman, S. J. Nature 455, 1089–1092 (2008).
Hird, J. R., Camara, C. G. & Putterman, S. J. Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 133501 (2011).
Harvey, E. N. Science 89, 460–461 (1939).
Walton, A. J. & Reynolds, G. T. Adv. Phys. 33, 595–660 (1984).
Walton, A. J. Adv. Phys. 26, 887–948 (1977).
Hauksbee, F. Physico-Mechanical Experiments on Various Subjects (R. Brugis, 1709).
Harper, W. R. Contact and Frictional Electrification (Oxford Univ. Press, 1967).
Shaw, P. E. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. A 94, 16–33 (1917).
Horn, R. G. & Smith, D. T. Science 256, 362–364 (1992).
Camara, C. G., Escobar, J. V., Hird, J. R. & Putterman, S. J. Appl. Phys. B 99, 613–617 (2010).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Kneip, S. A stroke of X-ray. Nature 473, 455–456 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/473455a
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/473455a
This article is cited by
-
Triboelectrification induced UV emission from plasmon discharge
Nano Research (2015)