arXiv · hep-ex/9812028
Transition radiation as a source of quasi-monochromatic X-rays
Abstract
Transition radiation (TR) from ultrarelativistic particles is considered. It is shown that performing collimation of the TR from the periodic N-foil stack (parameters of which are selected in a appropriate manner) one obtains the spectrum of the TR which has a form of a peak position of which $ω_1$ depends on the plasma frequency and the thickness of the radiator foils. The height and width of the peak depend on the collimation angle $\vartheta_c$. The height of the peak for given $\vartheta_c$ is proportional to N. Selecting parameters one can have the source of X-rays of desired frequency with rather good monochromaticity.
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V. N. Baier, V. M. Katkov. 1998-12-22. Transition radiation as a source of quasi-monochromatic X-rays. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-9002(99)00825-6
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