Inverse Compton backscattering source driven by the multi 10-TW laser installed at Daresbury

G. Priebe; D. Laundy; L. B. Jones; G. P. Diakun; S. P Jamison; D. J. Holder; S. P. Malton; P. J. Phillips; M. A. MacDonald; S. L. Smith; G. J. Hirst; G. A Krafft; E. A. Seddon

doi:10.1117/12.739294

12 October 2007 Inverse Compton backscattering source driven by the multi 10-TW laser installed at Daresbury

G. Priebe, D. Laundy, L. B. Jones, G. P. Diakun, S. P Jamison, D. J. Holder, S. P. Malton, P. J. Phillips, M. A. MacDonald, S. L. Smith, G. J. Hirst, G. A Krafft, E. A. Seddon

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Proceedings Volume 6702, Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications VII; 67020F (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.739294
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2007, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Inverse Compton is a promising method to implement a high brightness, ultra-short, energy tunable X-ray source at accelerator facilities. We have developed an inverse Co Compton ba mpton backscattering X-ray source driven by the multi 10 TW-L backscattering Laser installed at Daresbury (COBALD). Hard X-rays, with spectral peak ranging from 15 to 30 keV, depending on the scattering geometry, will be generated through the interaction of a laser pulse with an electron bunch delivered by the energy recovery linear accelerator prototype (ERLP) at Daresbury. X-ray pulses containing 9×10⁷ photons per pulse will be created from head on collisions, with a pulse duration comparable to that of the incoming electron bunch. For transverse collisions 8×10⁶ photons per pulse will be generated, where the laser pulse transit time defines the X-ray pulse duration. The peak spectral brightness is predicted to be ~ 10²¹ photons / s / mm² / mrad² / 0.1% ΔE/E, which is comparable to fourth generation synchrotron light sources.

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G. Priebe, D. Laundy, L. B. Jones, G. P. Diakun, S. P Jamison, D. J. Holder, S. P. Malton, P. J. Phillips, M. A. MacDonald, S. L. Smith, G. J. Hirst, G. A Krafft, and E. A. Seddon "Inverse Compton backscattering source driven by the multi 10-TW laser installed at Daresbury", Proc. SPIE 6702, Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications VII, 67020F (12 October 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.739294

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