Narrow bandwidth and tunable hard x-rays from an all-laser-driven Thomson light source

Donald P. Umstadter

doi:10.1117/12.2182696

Narrow bandwidth and tunable hard x-rays from an all-laser-driven Thomson light source

Donald P. Umstadter

Physics and Astronomy

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We report the results of experiments in which a single laser system is used to both accelerate electrons (0.5 GeV) and generate hard x-rays, by means of inverse Compton scattering. The x-rays are shown to have narrow bandwidth (50%) over a wide range of photon energies (50 keV - 9 MeV). Results on the application of this novel source to x-ray radiography with high-resolution (< 5 micron) are also discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources
Editors	Dino A. Jaroszynski
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781628416305
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2182696
State	Published - 2015
Event	Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: Apr 15 2015 → Apr 16 2015

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9509
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Other	Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources
Country/Territory	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Period	4/15/15 → 4/16/15

Keywords

Compton
Laser
Thomson
accelerator
plasma
radiography
scattering
x-ray

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Umstadter, D. P. (2015). Narrow bandwidth and tunable hard x-rays from an all-laser-driven Thomson light source. In D. A. Jaroszynski (Ed.), Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources Article 95090A (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9509). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2182696

Narrow bandwidth and tunable hard x-rays from an all-laser-driven Thomson light source. / Umstadter, Donald P.
Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources. ed. / Dino A. Jaroszynski. SPIE, 2015. 95090A (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9509).

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Umstadter, DP 2015, Narrow bandwidth and tunable hard x-rays from an all-laser-driven Thomson light source. in DA Jaroszynski (ed.), Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources., 95090A, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 9509, SPIE, Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources, Prague, Czech Republic, 4/15/15. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2182696

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