Abstract
The intensity of x-rays from a 15 mm-diameter metal target bombarded by electrons emitted from a LiTaO3 crystal is found to depend upon the distance, h, between the crystal and the target. The electron emission of the LiTaO3 crystal is generated by being excited with light from a neodymium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride laser. The x-ray intensity is highest for h = 6 mm, coinciding also with a minimum electron spot size. The coincidence of the minimum electron spot size and maximum x-ray intensity with the 15 mm-diameter target is a result of self-focusing of the electrons by the higher electric field at the edge of the cylindrical crystal. The maximum electron energy at h = 6 mm with 120 s of laser irradiation is 47 keV, which is estimated from the maximum energy of bremsstrahlung x-rays.
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