Published October 6, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Coherent trapping of x-ray photons in crystal cavities in the picosecond regime

  • 1. Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Hsinchu 300, Taiwan (China)
  • 2. National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC), Hsinchu 300, Taiwan (China)
  • 3. Spring-8/JASRI, Mikazuki, Hyogo 679-5198 (Japan)
  • 4. Spring-8/RIKEN, Mikazuki, Hyogo 679-5148 (Japan)

Description

We report on the trapping of 14 keV photons in periods of 1.11-1.67 ps by the 12 4 0 backdiffraction in two- and multiplate silicon single-crystal cavities of a few hundred micrometer size. The formation of standing waves inside the cavities ensures better coherence for the x rays. We anticipate that the transmitted x rays through this type of cavities can be used as a quasicoherent x-ray source for probing the dynamic structures of solids, liquids, and biological substances

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
93
Journal Issue
14
Journal Page Range
p. 141105-141105.3
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40051015
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
KEV RANGE 10-100; MONOCRYSTALS; OPTICS; PHOTONS; RADIATION PRESSURE; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON; STANDING WAVES; TRAPPING; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY SOURCES
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; COHERENT SCATTERING; CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; KEV RANGE; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATERIALS; RADIATION SOURCES; SCATTERING; SEMIMETALS

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