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Title: Transition radiation light sources

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1637771

Transition radiation from nanotubes, nanosheets, and nanoparticles and in particular, boron nitride nanomaterials, can be utilized for the generation of light. Wavelengths of light of interest for microchip lithography, including 13.5 nm (91.8 eV) and 6.7 nm (185 eV), can be generated at useful intensities, by transition radiation light sources. Light useful for monitoring relativistic charged particle beam characteristics such as spatial distribution and intensity can be generated.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177
Assignee:
BNNT, LLC (Newport News, VA)
Patent Number(s):
10,607,829
Application Number:
16/330,218
OSTI ID:
1637771
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 09/06/2017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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