Title :
Transition radiation in multilayer nanostructures as a medical source of hard-X-ray radiation
Author :
Pokrovsky, A.L. ; Kaplan, A.E. ; Shkolnikov, P.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD
Abstract :
We show that periodic nanostructure made of alternating layers of Ag and Mo can serve as an efficient source of hard X-ray transition radiation for medical applications, which uses low energy electrons.
Keywords :
X-ray apparatus; biomedical equipment; diagnostic radiography; molybdenum; multilayers; nanostructured materials; nanotechnology; periodic structures; silver; Ag-Mo; X-ray contrast diagnostics; hard X-ray transition radiation; hard-X-ray radiation; low-energy electrons; medical source; multilayer nanostructures; periodic nanostructure; Atomic layer deposition; Atomic measurements; Biomedical equipment; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Electron accelerators; Medical services; Nanostructures; Nonhomogeneous media; Resonance; X-ray lasers; (140.7240) UV, XUV, and X-ray lasers; (340.7480) X-rays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629077
