Compact X-ray source based on Compton backscattering

The feasibility study of an intense X-ray source based on the interaction between the electron beam in a compact storage ring and the laser pulse accumulated in an optical resonator is carried out. We propose to reconstruct the 160 MeV electron storage ring N-100, which was shutdown several years ago. A new magnetic lattice will provide a transverse of electron beam size of ∼35 μm at the point of electron beam–laser beam interaction. The proposed facility is to generate X-ray beams of intensity ∼2.6×1014 s−1 and spectral brightness ∼1012 phot/0.1%bw/s/mm2/mrad2 in the energy range from 10 keV up to 0.5 MeV. These X-ray beam parameters meet the requirements for most of technological and scientific applications. Besides, we plan to use the new facility for studying the laser cooling effect.