217 research outputs found
Enhancement Effects of Transition and Vavilov-Cherenkov Radiation Mechanisms Under Grazing Interaction of Fast Electrons With a Thick Substrate Applied by Thin Layer
The paper presents the results of a theoretical study and a mathematical model of radiation processes occurred during the grazing interaction of fast electrons with semi-infinite targets applied on a thin amorphous layer. The developed model considers Vavilov-Cherenkov and transition radiation mechanisms and predicts the possibility to enhance the angular radiation density under grazing incidence of fast electrons on the layer. The characteristics of possible extreme vacuum ultraviolet and soft X-ray sources are estimated
Self-amplified Cherenkov radiation from a relativistic electron in a waveguide partially filled with a laminated material
The radiation from a relativistic electron uniformly moving along the axis of
cylindrical waveguide filled with laminated material of finite length is
investigated. Expressions for the spectral distribution of radiation passing
throw the transverse section of waveguide at large distances from the laminated
material are derived with no limitations on the amplitude and variation profile
of the layered medium permittivity and permeability. Numerical results for
layered material consisting of dielectric plates alternated with vacuum gaps
are given. It is shown that at a special choice of problem parameters,
Cherenkov radiation generated by the relativistic electron inside the plates is
self-amplified. The visual explanation of this effect is given and a possible
application is discussed.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures,1 table, the paper is accepted for publication in
the Journal of Physics: Conference Serie
Synchrotron radiation from a charge moving along a helical orbit inside a dielectric cylinder
The radiation emitted by a charged particle moving along a helical orbit
inside a dielectric cylinder immersed into a homogeneous medium is
investigated. Expressions are derived for the electromagnetic potentials,
electric and magnetic fields, and for the spectral-angular distribution of
radiation in the exterior medium. It is shown that under the Cherenkov
condition for dielectric permittivity of the cylinder and the velocity of the
particle image on the cylinder surface, strong narrow peaks are present in the
angular distribution for the number of radiated quanta. At these peaks the
radiated energy exceeds the corresponding quantity for a homogeneous medium by
some orders of magnitude. The results of numerical calculations for the angular
distribution of radiated quanta are presented and they are compared with the
corresponding quantities for radiation in a homogeneous medium. The special
case of relativistic charged particle motion along the direction of the
cylinder axis with non-relativistic transverse velocity (helical undulator) is
considered in detail. Various regimes for the undulator parameter are
discussed. It is shown that the presence of the cylinder can increase
essentially the radiation intensity.Comment: 18 pages, 8 EPS figure
One-dimensional Model of a Gamma Klystron
A new scheme for amplification of coherent gamma rays is proposed. The key
elements are crystalline undulators - single crystals with periodically bent
crystallographic planes exposed to a high energy beam of charged particles
undergoing channeling inside the crystals. The scheme consists of two such
crystals separated by a vacuum gap. The beam passes the crystals successively.
The particles perform undulator motion inside the crystals following the
periodic shape of the crystallographic planes. Gamma rays passing the crystals
parallel to the beam get amplified due to interaction with the particles inside
the crystals. The term `gamma klystron' is proposed for the scheme because its
operational principles are similar to those of the optical klystron. A more
simple one-crystal scheme is considered as well for the sake of comparison. It
is shown that the gamma ray amplification in the klystron scheme can be reached
at considerably lower particle densities than in the one-crystal scheme,
provided that the gap between the crystals is sufficiently large.Comment: RevTeX4, 22 pages, 4 figure
Elastic and Raman scattering of 9.0 and 11.4 MeV photons from Au, Dy and In
Monoenergetic photons between 8.8 and 11.4 MeV were scattered elastically and
in elastically (Raman) from natural targets of Au, Dy and In.15 new cross
sections were measured. Evidence is presented for a slight deformation in the
197Au nucleus, generally believed to be spherical. It is predicted, on the
basis of these measurements, that the Giant Dipole Resonance of Dy is very
similar to that of 160Gd. A narrow isolated resonance at 9.0 MeV is observed in
In.Comment: 31 pages, 11 figure
Electromagnetic field and radiation for a charge moving along a helical trajectory inside a waveguide with dielectric filling
We investigate the electromagnetic field generated by a point charge moving
along a helical trajectory inside a circular waveguide with conducting walls
filled by homogeneous dielectric. The parts corresponding to the radiation
field are separated and the formulae for the radiation intensity are derived
for both TE and TM waves. It is shown that the main part of the radiated quanta
is emitted in the form of the TE waves. Various limiting cases are considered.
The results of the numerical calculations show that the insertion of the
waveguide provides an additional mechanism for tuning the characteristics of
the emitted radiation by choosing the parameters of the waveguide and filling
medium.Comment: 17 pages, 9 figures, discussion, graphs, and references adde
Electron-based crystalline undulator
We discuss the features of a crystalline undulator of the novel type based on
the effect of a planar channeling of ultra-relativistic electrons in a
periodically bent crystals. It is demonstrated that an electron-based undulator
is feasible in the tens of GeV range of the beam energies, which is noticeably
higher than the energy interval allowed in a positron-based undulator.
Numerical analysis of the main parameters of the undulator as well as the
characteristics of the emitted undulator radiation is carried out for 20 and 50
GeV electrons channeling in diamond and silicon crystals along the (111)
crystallographic planes.Comment: 16 pages, 8 figures, Latex, IOP styl
Some features of electromagnetic field of charged particle revolving about dielectric ball
A relativistic electron uniformly rotating along an equatorial orbit around a
dielectric ball may generate Cherenkov radiation tens of times more intense as
that in case of revolution of a particle in a continuous, infinite and
transparent medium. The root-mean-square values of electric and magnetic field
strengths of particle are practically not localized in the central part of the
equatorial plane of ball and close to the poles of ball.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, contribution to Proceedings of International
Symposium RREPS-2009, 07-11 September, 2009, Zvenigorod, Russi
Measurement of the (90,91,92,93,94,96)Zr(n,gamma) and (139)La(n,gamma) cross sections at n_TOF
Open AccessNeutron capture cross sections of Zr and La isotopes have important implications in the field of nuclear astrophysics as well as in the nuclear technology. In particular the Zr isotopes play a key role for the determination of the neutron density in the He burning zone of the Red Giant star, while the (139)La is important to monitor the s-process abundances from Ba up to Ph. Zr is also largely used as structural materials of traditional and advanced nuclear reactors. The nuclear resonance parameters and the cross section of (90,91,92,93,94,96)Zr and (139)La have been measured at the n_TOF facility at CERN. Based on these data the capture resonance strength and the Maxwellian-averaged cross section were calculated
New measurement of neutron capture resonances of 209Bi
The neutron capture cross section of Bi209 has been measured at the CERN n
TOF facility by employing the pulse-height-weighting technique. Improvements
over previous measurements are mainly because of an optimized detection system,
which led to a practically negligible neutron sensitivity. Additional
experimental sources of systematic error, such as the electronic threshold in
the detectors, summing of gamma-rays, internal electron conversion, and the
isomeric state in bismuth, have been taken into account. Gamma-ray absorption
effects inside the sample have been corrected by employing a nonpolynomial
weighting function. Because Bi209 is the last stable isotope in the reaction
path of the stellar s-process, the Maxwellian averaged capture cross section is
important for the recycling of the reaction flow by alpha-decays. In the
relevant stellar range of thermal energies between kT=5 and 8 keV our new
capture rate is about 16% higher than the presently accepted value used for
nucleosynthesis calculations. At this low temperature an important part of the
heavy Pb-Bi isotopes are supposed to be synthesized by the s-process in the He
shells of low mass, thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch stars. With the
improved set of cross sections we obtain an s-process fraction of 19(3)% of the
solar bismuth abundance, resulting in an r-process residual of 81(3)%. The
present (n,gamma) cross-section measurement is also of relevance for the design
of accelerator driven systems based on a liquid metal Pb/Bi spallation target.Comment: 10 pages, 5figures, recently published in Phys. Rev.
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