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Generation of circularly polarized photons for a linear collider polarized positron source
Various methods of obtaining longitudinally polarized positrons for future
linear colliders are reviewed. Special attention is paid to the schemes using
circularly polarized high-energy photons for positron production. Most
effectively such photons are obtained from electrons passing through a helical
undulator or colliding with a circularly polarized laser wave. Spectrum and
polarization of radiation emitted during helical motion of electrons are
considered in detail. A new simple presentation of known formulas is used to
account for the influence of the wave intensity, of the electron-beam angular
divergence, of the collimation of radiation, and of the lateral and temporal
profiles of the laser bunch on the radiation properties.Comment: 16 pages, 6 figure
Comparison of theory with experiment for positron production from high-energy electrons moving along crystal axes
Various positron distributions are obtained using an approach developed
earlier for the description of electron-photon showers in axially aligned
single crystals. Based on these distributions, characteristics of the positron
yield measured in recent experiments are calculated. Theoretical estimations
display a rather good agreement with experimental results obtained using 3 to
10 GeV electrons aligned to the - axis of the tungsten crystals.Comment: 10 pages, 6 Postscript figure
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