Storage Ring-Based Inverse Compton X-ray Sources : Cavity Design, Beamline Development and X-ray Applications / by Benedikt Sebastian Günther.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Günther, Benedikt Sebastian, author.

Series:

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, 2190-5061

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Synchrotrons.

Harmonics (Electric waves).

X-rays.

Materials--Analysis.

Materials.

Imaging systems.

Synchrotron Techniques.

Harmonics and X-Ray generation.

Imaging Techniques.

Local Subjects:

Synchrotron Techniques.

Harmonics and X-Ray generation.

Imaging Techniques.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXIII, 348 p. 122 illus., 99 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This thesis presents research on novel laboratory-scale synchrotron X-ray sources based on inverse Compton scattering and applications of their X-ray radiation using the Munich Compact Light Source (MuCLS) as an example. It provides an introduction to the theory of this laser-electron interaction, laser resonators and X-ray interactions with matter. On this basis, upgrades to the laser system including the development of a new laser optic, X-ray beam stabilisation and two techniques for fast X-ray energy switching of inverse Compton sources are presented. On the application side, the beamline, designed and developed for the inverse Compton X-ray source at the MuCLS, is described before various techniques and applications are demonstrated at this laboratory-scale synchrotron X-ray facility. Among them are K-edge subtraction imaging, X-ray phase contrast imaging and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Additionally, a new X-ray microscopy technique, called full-field structured-illumination super-resolution X-ray transmission microscopy, is presented. Apart from research conducted at the MuCLS, this thesis contains an in-depth overview on the state of the art of the various types of inverse Compton X-ray sources that have been realised so far. Accordingly, this thesis may serve as a guide and reference work for researchers working with inverse Compton X-ray sources as well as future users of such devices.

Contents:

Inverse Compton X-ray sources - a revolution or a complement?

The physics of inverse Compton scattering X-ray sources

X-ray generation by laser-electron interaction

Scalar wave theory

Enhancement cavities

Fundamentals of X-ray imaging and spectroscopy. R&D at the inverse Compton X-ray source of the MuCLS

Overview on inverse Compton X-ray sources

The CLS laser upgrade

Development of a deformable exit optic

Fast X-ray energy switching

X-ray beam position monitoring and stabilisation

x-ray imaging and spectroscopy at the MuCLS

The MuCLS beamline

Full-field structured-illumination super-resolution X-ray transmission microscopy

X-ray techniques & applications at the MuCLS

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-031-17742-8