• DocumentCode
    2225914
  • Title

    Mono-Energetic Gamma-rays (MEGa-rays) and the dawn of nuclear photonics

  • Author

    Barty, C.P.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Mono-Energetic Gamma-rays (MEGa-rays) of unprecedented peak brilliance can be created via the optimized interaction of laser light with relativistic electrons. Development of MEGa-ray technology and related "nuclear" photonics applications are reviewed.
  • Keywords
    Compton effect; gamma-ray production; radioactive sources; Compton scattering; MEGa-ray technology; monoenergetic gamma-rays; nuclear photonics; optimized laser light interaction; relativistic electrons; Bandwidth; Laboratories; Materials; Photonics; Spectroscopy; X-ray imaging; X-ray lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950061