R and D toward a compact high-brilliance X-ray source based on channeling radiation

Journal Article · Fri Dec 21 04:00:00 EST 2012 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4773789· OSTI ID:22075918

Piot, P; Brau, C A; Gabella, W E; Choi, B K; Jarvis, J D; Lewellen, J W; Mendenhall, M H; Mihalcea, D ^[1]

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1. Northern Illinois Center for Accelerator and Detector Development and Department of Physics, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115 (United States) and Accelerator Physics Center, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL 60510 (United States)

X-rays have been valuable to a large number of fields including Science, Medicine, and Security. Yet, the availability of a compact high-spectral brilliance X-ray sources is limited. A technique to produce X-rays with spectral brilliance B{approx} 10{sup 12} photons.(mm-mrd){sup -2}. (0.1% BW){sup -1}.s{sup -1} is discussed. The method is based on the generation and acceleration of a low-emittance field-emitted electron bunches. The bunches are then focused on a diamond crystal thereby producing channeling radiation. In this paper, after presenting the overarching concept, we discuss the generation, acceleration and transport of the low-emittance bunches with parameters consistent with the production of high-brilliance X-rays through channeling radiation. We especially consider the example of the Advanced Superconducting Test Accelerator (ASTA) currently in construction at Fermilab where a proof-of-principle experiment is in preparation.

• OSTI ID: 22075918
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1507; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ACCELERATION
BEAM BUNCHING
BEAM EMITTANCE
BEAM TRANSPORT
CHANNELING
DIAMONDS
ELECTRONS
FERMILAB
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
PARTICLE BEAMS
X RADIATION
X-RAY SOURCES