Transition Radiation Generated by MeV Electrons in a Multilayer Solid Target as an X-Ray Source for Medical Applications: Proof-Of-Principle Experiments

Abstract

An analysis was performed to determine the best multilayer combination for initial experiments, consistent with available electron beam sources. A study was also performed as to the allowable tolerances for thickness variations of the multilayer. It was found that allowable variations were well within a controllable range. Initial issues with accelerator availability and x-ray detector-noise were resolved, and experiments are set to begin in the near future to demonstrate the resonant transition radiation that is the goal of this effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 2006
Accession Number
ADA449492

Entities

People

  • Peter Shkolnikov

Organizations

  • State University of New York

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Corpuscular Radiation
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Accelerators
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Experimental Design
  • Hard X Rays
  • Materials
  • Radiation
  • Test Facilities
  • Transitions
  • Vacuum Chambers
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Detectors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene