Photon yield of superradiant inverse Compton scattering from microbunched electrons
Compact x-ray sources offering high-brightness radiation for advanced imaging applications are highly desired. We investigate, analytically and numerically, the photon yield of superradiant inverse Compton scattering from microbunched electrons in the linear Thomson regime, using a classical electro...
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| author | B H Schaap T D C de Vos P W Smorenburg O J Luiten |
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| description | Compact x-ray sources offering high-brightness radiation for advanced imaging applications are highly desired. We investigate, analytically and numerically, the photon yield of superradiant inverse Compton scattering from microbunched electrons in the linear Thomson regime, using a classical electrodynamics approach. We show that for low electron beam energy, which is generic to inverse Compton sources, the single electron radiation distribution does not match well to collective amplification pattern induced by a density modulated electron beam. Consequently, for head-on scattering from a visible laser, the superradiant yield is limited by the transverse size of typical electron bunches driving Compton sources. However, by simultaneously increasing the electron beam energy and introducing an oblique scattering geometry, the superradiant yield can be increased by orders of magnitude. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9aa20a7c10ef4df6ac4aa9070789948a2023-08-09T14:21:47ZengIOP PublishingNew Journal of Physics1367-26302022-01-0124303304010.1088/1367-2630/ac59ebPhoton yield of superradiant inverse Compton scattering from microbunched electronsB H Schaap0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0561-8400T D C de Vos1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0448-8854P W Smorenburg2O J Luiten3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2048-4455Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven, Eindhoven University of Technology , PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The NetherlandsDepartment of Applied Physics, Eindhoven, Eindhoven University of Technology , PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The NetherlandsASML Netherlands B.V. , PO Box 324, 5500 AH Veldhoven, The NetherlandsDepartment of Applied Physics, Eindhoven, Eindhoven University of Technology , PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The NetherlandsCompact x-ray sources offering high-brightness radiation for advanced imaging applications are highly desired. We investigate, analytically and numerically, the photon yield of superradiant inverse Compton scattering from microbunched electrons in the linear Thomson regime, using a classical electrodynamics approach. We show that for low electron beam energy, which is generic to inverse Compton sources, the single electron radiation distribution does not match well to collective amplification pattern induced by a density modulated electron beam. Consequently, for head-on scattering from a visible laser, the superradiant yield is limited by the transverse size of typical electron bunches driving Compton sources. However, by simultaneously increasing the electron beam energy and introducing an oblique scattering geometry, the superradiant yield can be increased by orders of magnitude.https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ac59ebinverse Compton scatteringcompact x-ray sourcesmicrobunchingsuperradiant emission |
| spellingShingle | B H Schaap T D C de Vos P W Smorenburg O J Luiten Photon yield of superradiant inverse Compton scattering from microbunched electrons New Journal of Physics inverse Compton scattering compact x-ray sources microbunching superradiant emission |
| title | Photon yield of superradiant inverse Compton scattering from microbunched electrons |
| title_full | Photon yield of superradiant inverse Compton scattering from microbunched electrons |
| title_fullStr | Photon yield of superradiant inverse Compton scattering from microbunched electrons |
| title_full_unstemmed | Photon yield of superradiant inverse Compton scattering from microbunched electrons |
| title_short | Photon yield of superradiant inverse Compton scattering from microbunched electrons |
| title_sort | photon yield of superradiant inverse compton scattering from microbunched electrons |
| topic | inverse Compton scattering compact x-ray sources microbunching superradiant emission |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ac59eb |
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