Abstract
LCS experiments were carried out at the Idaho Accelerator Center (IAC); sharp monochromatic x‐ray lines were observed. These are produced using the so‐called inverse Compton effect, whereby optical laser photons are collided with a relativistic electron beam. The back‐scattered photons are then kinematically boosted to keV x‐ray energies. We have first demonstrated these beams using a 20 MeV electron beam collided with a 100 MW, 7 ns Nd:YAG laser. We observed narrow LCS x‐ray spectral peaks resulting from the interaction of the electron beam with the Nd:YAG laser second harmonic (532 nm). The LCS x‐ray energy lines and energy deviations were measured as a function of the electron beam energy and energy‐spread respectively. The results showed good agreement with the predicted values. LCS could provide an excellent probe of electron beam energy, energy spread, transverse and longitudinal distribution and direction.
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