Method and apparatus for producing high-intensity X-rays or .gamma.-rays
US5495515A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05G2/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing high-intensity X-rays or .gamma.-rays by accumulating a laser beam in an optical resonator having ultra-high reflectivity mirrors. With this arrangement, it is possible to produce powerful X-rays or .gamma.-rays even if the laser beam used is not powerful enough. A laser beam from a laser is injected into an optical resonator and accumulated therein. The optical resonator has an opposed pair of mirrors having a reflectivity of more than 0.999%. An electron beam may be introduced obliquely into the optical resonator and collided against the laser beam. In the interaction area thus created, X-rays or .gamma.-rays are produced due to the Compton scattering and propagated out of the optical resonator.
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