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Design Study for Direction Variable Compton Scattering Gamma Ray

Research Authors
T Kii, M Omer, H Negm, YW Choi, R Kinjo, K Yoshida, T Konstantin, N Kimura, K Ishida, H Imon, M Shibata, K Shimahashi, T Komai, K Okumura, H Zen, K Masuda, T Hori, H Ohgaki
Research Abstract

A monochromatic gamma ray beam is attractive for isotope-specific material/medical imaging or non-destructive inspection. A laser Compton scattering (LCS) gamma ray source which is based on the backward Compton scattering of laser light on high-energy electrons can generate energy variable quasi-monochromatic gamma ray. Due to the principle of the LCS gamma ray, the direction of the gamma beam is limited to the direction of the high-energy electrons. Then the target object is placed on the beam axis, and is usually moved if spatial scanning is required. In this work, we proposed an electron beam transport system consisting of four bending magnets which can stick the collision point and control the electron beam direction, and a laser system consisting of a spheroidal mirror and a parabolic mirror which can also stick the collision point. Then the collision point can be placed on one focus of the spheroid. Thus gamma ray direction and collision angle between the electron beam and the laser beam can be easily controlled. As the results, travelling direction of the LCS gamma ray can be controlled under the limitation of the beam transport system, energy of the gamma ray can be controlled by controlling incident angle of the colliding beams, and energy spread can be controlled by changing the divergence of the laser beam.

Research Department
Research Journal
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Research Member
Research Publisher
IOP Publishing
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
425
Research Website
http://iopscience.iop.org/1742-6596/425/19/192020
Research Year
2013
Research Pages
192020