Gamma-ray compton light source development at LLNL

Author

Hartemann, F.V. ; Anderson, S.G. ; Barty, C.P.J. ; Gibson, D.J. ; Hagmann, C.A. ; Johnson, M.S. ; Jovanovic, I. ; McNabb, D.P. ; Messerly, M.J. ; Pruet, J.A. ; Shverdin, M.Y. ; Siders, C.W. ; Tremaine, A.M.

Author_Institution

LLNL, Livermore

fYear

2007

fDate

25-29 June 2007

Firstpage

1245

Lastpage

1247

Abstract

A new class of tunable, monochromatic gamma-ray sources capable of operating at high peak and average brightness is currently being developed at LLNL for nuclear photo-science and applications. These novel systems are based on Compton scattering of laser photons by a high brightness relativistic electron beam produced by an rf photoinjector. Key technologies, basic scaling laws, and recent experimental results are presented, along with an overview of future research and development directions.

Keywords

Compton effect; gamma-ray production; laser beam applications; gamma-ray Compton light source development; high brightness relativistic electron beam; laser photon Compton scattering; monochromatic gamma-ray sources; nuclear photo-science; rf photoinjector; Brightness; Electron beams; Fiber lasers; Light scattering; Light sources; Optical collimators; Particle scattering; Research and development; Tunable circuits and devices; X-ray scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2007. PAC. IEEE

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0916-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2007.4441044

Filename

4441044