Parametric Mössbauer radiation source
Numerous applications of Mössbauer spectroscopy are related to a unique resolution of absorption spectra of resonant radiation in crystals, when the nucleus absorbs a photon without a recoil. However, the narrow nuclear linewidth renders efficient driving of the nuclei challenging, restricting preci...
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| author | O. D. Skoromnik I. D. Feranchuk J. Evers C. H. Keitel |
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| description | Numerous applications of Mössbauer spectroscopy are related to a unique resolution of absorption spectra of resonant radiation in crystals, when the nucleus absorbs a photon without a recoil. However, the narrow nuclear linewidth renders efficient driving of the nuclei challenging, restricting precision spectroscopy, nuclear inelastic scattering and nuclear quantum optics. Moreover, the need for dedicated x-ray optics restricts access to only few isotopes, impeding precision spectroscopy of a wider class of systems. Here, we put forward a novel Mössbauer source, which offers resonant photon flux for a large variety of Mössbauer isotopes with strongly suppressed electronic background. It is based on relativistic electrons moving through a crystal and emitting parametric Mössbauer radiation essentially unattenuated by electronic absorption. As a result, a collimated beam of resonant photons is formed, without the need for additional monochromatization. We envision the extension of high-precision Mössbauer spectroscopy to a wide range of isotopes at accelerator facilities, also using dumped electron beams. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abeee5c0ed284436b58b75ec7491724a2022-12-22T00:54:55ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Accelerators and Beams2469-98882022-04-0125404070410.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.25.040704Parametric Mössbauer radiation sourceO. D. SkoromnikI. D. FeranchukJ. EversC. H. KeitelNumerous applications of Mössbauer spectroscopy are related to a unique resolution of absorption spectra of resonant radiation in crystals, when the nucleus absorbs a photon without a recoil. However, the narrow nuclear linewidth renders efficient driving of the nuclei challenging, restricting precision spectroscopy, nuclear inelastic scattering and nuclear quantum optics. Moreover, the need for dedicated x-ray optics restricts access to only few isotopes, impeding precision spectroscopy of a wider class of systems. Here, we put forward a novel Mössbauer source, which offers resonant photon flux for a large variety of Mössbauer isotopes with strongly suppressed electronic background. It is based on relativistic electrons moving through a crystal and emitting parametric Mössbauer radiation essentially unattenuated by electronic absorption. As a result, a collimated beam of resonant photons is formed, without the need for additional monochromatization. We envision the extension of high-precision Mössbauer spectroscopy to a wide range of isotopes at accelerator facilities, also using dumped electron beams.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.25.040704 |
| spellingShingle | O. D. Skoromnik I. D. Feranchuk J. Evers C. H. Keitel Parametric Mössbauer radiation source Physical Review Accelerators and Beams |
| title | Parametric Mössbauer radiation source |
| title_full | Parametric Mössbauer radiation source |
| title_fullStr | Parametric Mössbauer radiation source |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parametric Mössbauer radiation source |
| title_short | Parametric Mössbauer radiation source |
| title_sort | parametric mossbauer radiation source |
| url | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.25.040704 |
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