Cross-sections for the electron excitation of gamma-ray fluorescence

Authors
Olariu, S Olariu, A Ito, Y Mukoyama, T
Citation
S. Olariu et al., Cross-sections for the electron excitation of gamma-ray fluorescence, NUCL INST B, 179(1), 2001, pp. 11-14
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS
ISSN journal
0168583X → ACNP
Volume
179
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
11 - 14
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-583X(200106)179:1<11:CFTEEO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We report cross-sections for the Coulomb excitation of gamma -ray transitio ns up to 200 keV by the transient electromagnetic fields of electrons from an incident beam. The cross-sections for the electron excitation of gamma - ray fluorescence are of the order of 10 uh for an electron incident kinetic energy of 5 MeV. The electron excitation of nuclear transitions may lead t o the development of pulsed sources of gamma radiation of narrowly defined energy, with an efficiency of the order of 10(2) photons/nC for 5 MeV elect rons. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.