Patent ID: 7217939
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: H05G

Abstract:
1. A method of generating x-ray or EUV radiation, comprising the steps of: (i) urging a target material through a flexible capillary tubing from an input end to an output end, said target material exiting the capillary tubing in liquid state into an interaction chamber, such that a target jet is formed in the interaction chamber; and (ii) directing at least one energy beam onto said target jet, the energy beam interacting with the target jet in the interaction chamber to generate said x-ray or EUV radiation; wherein the target material exits the capillary tubing through an orifice at said output end, said orifice being an integral part of the capillary tubing, and wherein the target material is cooled during its propagation from the input end to the output end of the capillary tubing.