Title :
Radiation efficiency of water-window Cherenkov sources using atomic shell resonances
Author :
Kaplan, A.E. ; Shkolnikov, P.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD
Abstract :
We developed simple theory of Cherenkov radiation at atomic resonances in the X-ray water window for L-shells in 5 trans-oxigen elements and proposed K-shell resonance in liquid nitrogen. Our results compare favorably with experimental data
Keywords :
Cherenkov radiation; X-ray absorption spectra; X-ray effects; nitrogen; 5 trans-oxigen element; Cherenkov radiation; Cherenkov sources; K-shell resonance; L-shells; X-ray water window; atomic shell resonances; liquid nitrogen; radiation efficiency; Atomic measurements; Chemical elements; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Electrons; Frequency; Nitrogen; Optical microscopy; Refractive index; Resonance; Synchrotron radiation;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549163
