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X-ray Dose Reduction through Adaptive Exposure in Fluoroscopic Imaging
Published on: September 11, 2011
Parametric down conversion of X-ray photons
B Adams1, P Fernandez, W K Lee
1Hamburger Synchrotronstrahlungslabor HASYLAB am Deutschen Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22603 Hamburg, Germany. adams@x4u2.desy.de
Abstract:
Parametric down conversion of X-ray photons in diamond crystals was detected in two experiments, both using the phase-matching scheme first employed in the X-ray regime by Eisenberger & McCall [Phys. Rev. Lett. (1971), 26, 684-688]. The conversion events were detected by a combination of time-correlation spectroscopy and energy discrimination, using Si drift-chamber detectors. The time-correlation spectra give a direct comparison of the conversion rate over the accidental coincidence rate. Mechanisms for possible detection of false events and ways to cross check against them are discussed in detail.
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