TY - GEN
T1 - Advanced Green Cavity Design for Generating High-Energy Partially-Coherent X-Rays
AU - Rı̄gere, Natālija
AU - Wurzer, Markus
AU - Günther, Benedikt
AU - Xue, Chenkai
AU - Kienberger, Reinhard
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 SPIE.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - This study presents the development of a green enhancement cavity designed specifically as an interaction laser for an inverse Compton X-ray Source for generating high-energy, partially-coherent X-rays. The energy of the X-rays produced via scattering of laser photons at highly-relativistic electrons scales directly with the photon energy of the laser. Cavities operating with an infrared laser have imposed significant constraints on the detailed analysis of strongly absorbing materials, dense bone structures and geological formations,1-3 underscoring the necessity for higher-energy X-rays. Accordingly, an interaction laser system, hence enhancement cavity, operating at twice the laser photon energy, i.e. in the green spectral region, is highly desirable since it doubles the available X-ray energy as well. This paper provides a comprehensive discussion of the design approach, ongoing progress, and performance characteristics of our green enhancement cavity.
AB - This study presents the development of a green enhancement cavity designed specifically as an interaction laser for an inverse Compton X-ray Source for generating high-energy, partially-coherent X-rays. The energy of the X-rays produced via scattering of laser photons at highly-relativistic electrons scales directly with the photon energy of the laser. Cavities operating with an infrared laser have imposed significant constraints on the detailed analysis of strongly absorbing materials, dense bone structures and geological formations,1-3 underscoring the necessity for higher-energy X-rays. Accordingly, an interaction laser system, hence enhancement cavity, operating at twice the laser photon energy, i.e. in the green spectral region, is highly desirable since it doubles the available X-ray energy as well. This paper provides a comprehensive discussion of the design approach, ongoing progress, and performance characteristics of our green enhancement cavity.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105002443036
U2 - 10.1117/12.3042333
DO - 10.1117/12.3042333
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105002443036
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XXVII
A2 - Ilchenko, Vladimir S.
A2 - Armani, Andrea M.
A2 - Sheldakova, Julia V.
A2 - Kudryashov, Alexis V.
A2 - Matsko, Andrey B.
PB - SPIE
T2 - Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XXVII 2025
Y2 - 28 January 2025 through 30 January 2025
ER -