Compact source of narrowband and tunable X-rays for radiography

Sudeep Banerjee; Shouyuan Chen; Nathan Powers; Daniel Haden; Cheng Liu; G. Golovin; Jun Zhang; Baozhen Zhao; S. Clarke; S. Pozzi; J. Silano; H. Karwowski; Donald Umstadter

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2015.01.015

Compact source of narrowband and tunable X-rays for radiography

Sudeep Banerjee, Shouyuan Chen, Nathan Powers, Daniel Haden, Cheng Liu, G. Golovin, Jun Zhang, Baozhen Zhao, S. Clarke, S. Pozzi, J. Silano, H. Karwowski, Donald Umstadter

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Abstract

We discuss the development of a compact X-ray source based on inverse-Compton scattering with a laser-driven electron beam. This source produces a beam of high-energy X-rays in a narrow cone angle (5-10 mrad), at a rate of 10⁸ photons-s^-1. Tunable operation of the source over a large energy range, with energy spread of ∼50%, has also been demonstrated. Photon energies >10 MeV have been obtained. The narrowband nature of the source is advantageous for radiography with low dose, low noise, and minimal shielding.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	106-111
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume	350
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2015.01.015
State	Published - May 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Photonuclear physics
Thomson scattering
Wakefield acceleration
X-rays

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Banerjee, S., Chen, S., Powers, N., Haden, D., Liu, C., Golovin, G., Zhang, J., Zhao, B., Clarke, S., Pozzi, S., Silano, J., Karwowski, H., & Umstadter, D. (2015). Compact source of narrowband and tunable X-rays for radiography. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 350, 106-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2015.01.015

Banerjee, S, Chen, S, Powers, N, Haden, D, Liu, C, Golovin, G, Zhang, J, Zhao, B, Clarke, S, Pozzi, S, Silano, J, Karwowski, H & Umstadter, D 2015, 'Compact source of narrowband and tunable X-rays for radiography', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, vol. 350, pp. 106-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2015.01.015

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