Ultrashort X-ray pulse generation using subpicosecond electron linac

As a promising tool for ultrafast material analyses, we propose to utilize the X-ray pulse which may be generated in a quite simple manner using subpi cosecond electron linacs. The properties of the X-ray were numerically stud ied with the EGS4 code. Verification of the X-ray generation was also condu cted at the Nuclear Engineering Research Laboratory (NERL) linac and clear diffraction patterns of characteristic X-ray were obtained for typical sing le crystals. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.