DocumentCode :
1095904
Title :
Transition radiation as an X-ray source
Author :
Piestrup, Melvin A. ; Finman, Paul F. ; Chu, Adam N. ; Barbee, Troy W., Jr. ; Pantell, Richard H. ; Gearhart, Roger A. ; Buskirk, Fred R.
Author_Institution :
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Volume :
19
Issue :
12
fYear :
1983
fDate :
12/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1771
Lastpage :
1780
Abstract :
Transition radiation is considered as a source of X-rays in the spectral range of 800 eV-10 keV. Both theoretical and experimental results for this region of the spectrum are presented. Medium energy ( E < 100 MeV) and high-energy particle beams are used as sources for the production of transition radiation. The resonance effect, wherein there is in-phase addition between foil interfaces, is shown to be a method for bandwidth and frequency selection, and experimental results are presented. A favorable comparison is made to synchrotron radiation, and transition radiation is suggested as an X-ray source for lithography.
Keywords :
Electron radiation effects/protection; Positron beams; X-rays; Bandwidth; Dielectric constant; Frequency; Lithography; Particle beams; Particle production; Plasma sources; Radiation detectors; Resonance; Synchrotron radiation;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1983.1071820
Filename :
1071820
Link To Document :
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