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Measurement of X-ray Beam Coherence along Multiple Directions Using 2-D Checkerboard Phase Grating
Published on: October 11, 2016
Observation of grating diffraction radiation at the KEK LUCX facility
A Aryshev1, A P Potylitsyn2, G A Naumenko3
1KEK: High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Ibaraki, 305-0801, Tsukuba, Japan. alar@post.kek.jp.
Abstract:
The development of linac-based narrow-band THz sources with sub-picosecond, [Formula: see text]-level radiation pulses is in demand from the scientific community. Intrinsically monochromatic emitters such as coherent Smith-Purcell radiation sources appear as natural candidates. However, the lack of broad spectral tunability continues to stimulate active research in this field. We hereby present the first experimental investigation of coherent grating diffraction radiation (GDR), for which comparable radiation intensity with central frequency fine-tuning in a much wider spectral range has been confirmed. Additionally, the approach allows for bandwidth selection at the same central frequency. The experimental validation of performance included the basic spectral, spatial and polarization properties. The discussion of the comparison between GDR intensity and other coherent radiation sources is also presented. These results further strengthen the foundation for the design of a tabletop wide-range tunable quasi-monochromatic or multi-colour radiation source in the GHz-THz frequency range.
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