Narrowband gamma-ray radiation generation by acoustically driven crystalline undulators

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Main Authors: Kaleris, Konstantinos, Kaselouris, Evaggelos, Dimitriou, Vasilios, Kaniolakis-Kaloudis, Emmanouil, Bakarezos, Makis, Tatarakis, Michael, Papadogiannis, Nektarios A., Sushko, Gennady B., Korol, Andrei V., Solov'yov, Andrey V.
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author Kaleris, Konstantinos
Kaselouris, Evaggelos
Dimitriou, Vasilios
Kaniolakis-Kaloudis, Emmanouil
Bakarezos, Makis
Tatarakis, Michael
Papadogiannis, Nektarios A.
Sushko, Gennady B.
Korol, Andrei V.
Solov'yov, Andrey V.
author_facet Kaleris, Konstantinos
Kaselouris, Evaggelos
Dimitriou, Vasilios
Kaniolakis-Kaloudis, Emmanouil
Bakarezos, Makis
Tatarakis, Michael
Papadogiannis, Nektarios A.
Sushko, Gennady B.
Korol, Andrei V.
Solov'yov, Andrey V.
contents In this paper we present a novel scheme for the controlled generation of of tunable narrowband gamma-ray radiation by ultra-relativistic positron beams inside acoustically driven periodically bent crystals. A novel acoustic crystalline undulator is presented, in which excitation of a silicon single crystal along the (100) planar direction by a piezoelectric transducer periodically modulates the crystal lattice in the [100] axial direction. An ultra-relativistic positron beam is directed diagonally into the crystal and propagates along the (110) planes. The lattice modulation forces the positrons to follow periodic trajectories,resulting in the emission of undulator radiation in the MeV range. A computational methodology for the design and development of such acoustically based light sources is presented together with the results of simulations demonstrating the favourable properties of the proposed technology. The longitudinal acoustic strains induced in the crystal by high-frequency piezoelectric elements are calculated by finite element simulations. The resulting bending profiles of the deformed crystal planes are used as geometrical conditions in the relativistic molecular dynamics simulations that calculate the positron trajectories and the spectral distribution of the emitted radiation. The results show a strong enhancement of the emitted radiation within a narrow spectral band defined by the bending period, demonstrating the feasibility and potential of the proposed technology.
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spellingShingle Narrowband gamma-ray radiation generation by acoustically driven crystalline undulators
Kaleris, Konstantinos
Kaselouris, Evaggelos
Dimitriou, Vasilios
Kaniolakis-Kaloudis, Emmanouil
Bakarezos, Makis
Tatarakis, Michael
Papadogiannis, Nektarios A.
Sushko, Gennady B.
Korol, Andrei V.
Solov'yov, Andrey V.
Accelerator Physics
Materials Science
In this paper we present a novel scheme for the controlled generation of of tunable narrowband gamma-ray radiation by ultra-relativistic positron beams inside acoustically driven periodically bent crystals. A novel acoustic crystalline undulator is presented, in which excitation of a silicon single crystal along the (100) planar direction by a piezoelectric transducer periodically modulates the crystal lattice in the [100] axial direction. An ultra-relativistic positron beam is directed diagonally into the crystal and propagates along the (110) planes. The lattice modulation forces the positrons to follow periodic trajectories,resulting in the emission of undulator radiation in the MeV range. A computational methodology for the design and development of such acoustically based light sources is presented together with the results of simulations demonstrating the favourable properties of the proposed technology. The longitudinal acoustic strains induced in the crystal by high-frequency piezoelectric elements are calculated by finite element simulations. The resulting bending profiles of the deformed crystal planes are used as geometrical conditions in the relativistic molecular dynamics simulations that calculate the positron trajectories and the spectral distribution of the emitted radiation. The results show a strong enhancement of the emitted radiation within a narrow spectral band defined by the bending period, demonstrating the feasibility and potential of the proposed technology.
title Narrowband gamma-ray radiation generation by acoustically driven crystalline undulators
topic Accelerator Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.11621