Coherent light generators – Short wavelength laser
Patent
1993-02-19
1994-10-04
Scott, Jr., Leon
Coherent light generators
Short wavelength laser
372 20, 372 94, 372 10, 372 99, 372 37, H01S 330
Patent
active
053532910
ABSTRACT:
The laser synchrotron source (LSS) utilizes a high peak power or high average power laser to generate within a vacuum chamber a laser beam travelling in one direction to interact with an electron beam traveling in an opposite direction in order to generate high-power x-rays. A ring resonator formed by a plurality of mirrors directs the laser beam in a closed loop to impact with the electron beam to produce x-rays. Concave mirrors in the ring resonator focus the laser beam upon the point where the laser beam interacts with the electron beam to intensify the laser energy at that point. When a radio frequency linear accelerator (rf linac) is used to produce the electron beam, x-rays having a short pulse length are generated. When a betatron is used as an electron source, x-rays having a long pulse length are generated.
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Esarey Eric H.
Fisher Amnon
Mourou Gerard
Sprangle Phillip A.
Sudan Ravindra
Jr. Leon Scott
McDonnell Thomas E.
Stockstill Charles J.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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