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Development of a sub-MeV X-ray source via Compton backscattering
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A . May2011 Supplement, Vol. 637 Issue 1, pS141-S144. 0p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Abstract: At the Kansai Photon Science Institute of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, we have developed a Compton backscattered X-ray source in the energy region of a few hundred keV. The X-ray source consists of a 150-MeV electron beam, with a pulse duration of 10ps (rms), accelerated by a Microtron accelerator and an Nd:YAG laser, with a pulse duration of 10ns (FWHM). In the first trial experiment, the X-ray flux is estimated to be (2.2±1.0)×102 photons/pulse. For the actual application of an X-ray source, it is important to increase the generated X-ray flux as much as possible. Thus, for the purpose of increasing the X-ray flux, we have developed the pulse compression system for the Nd:YAG laser via stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS). The SBS pulse compression has the great advantages of a high conversion efficiency and a simple structure. In this article, we review the present status of the Compton backscattered X-ray source and describe the SBS pulse compression system. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01689002
- Volume :
- 637
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 60701138
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.02.042