Published May 1, 2011 | Version v1
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Soft X-ray generation experiment at the Tsinghua Thomson scattering X-ray source

Creators

  • 1. Key Laboratory of High Energy Radiation Imaging, Fundamental Science for National Defense, Beijing 100084 (China)
  • 2. Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging, Tsinghua University, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100084 (China)
  • 3. Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (China)

Description

The development, design, and construction of the Tsinghua Thomson scattering X-ray (TTX) source have been ongoing since 2001. The TTX source is based on the Thomson scattering of a femtosecond laser pulse by a relativistic electron beam, which aims at an ultra-fast, high-flux, monochromatic, and tunable X-ray source for scientific, medical, and industrial applications. A recent experiment sought to generate a soft X-ray pulse through Thomson scattering. In this experiment, a 3-eV electron beam generated from a photocathode radio-frequency gun is focused by quadrupole magnets to several hundred microns and collided with a 120-mJ, 60-fs laser beam. The generated X-ray is detected by a micro-channel plate. The energy, pulse duration, and number of X-ray photons is estimated to be 290.4 eV, 1 ps, and 6.4x103, respectively.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.02.049

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2010.02.049;
PII
S0168-9002(10)00247-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
637
Journal Issue
1,Suppl
Journal Page Range
p. S168-S171
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
Techniques and applications
Acronym
International workshop on ultra-short electron and photon beams
Dates
7-11 Sep 2009
Place
Xi'an (China)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43054062
Subject category
S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DESIGN; ELECTRON BEAMS; LASERS; MAGNETS; MICROCHANNEL ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; MONOCHROMATIC RADIATION; PHOTOCATHODES; PULSES; RADIOWAVE RADIATION; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SOFT X RADIATION; THOMSON SCATTERING; X-RAY SOURCES
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; CATHODES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; ELECTRON TUBES; ENERGY RANGE; EQUIPMENT; INELASTIC SCATTERING; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIATIONS; SCATTERING; X RADIATION

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