Electromagnetic radiation of MeV electrons in thick aligned single crystals

Abstract

Earlier published theoretical models for MeV electrons are generalized in this paper. Different theoretical predictions for planar channeling and accompanying electromagnetic radiation in thick crystals are presented. A comparative analysis of theoretical and experimental spectra of photon radiation is given. Thickness dependences of channeling quantum state populations, radiation line broadening and photon flux intensities are obtained. The existence of planar electron channeling at 54 MeV in a silicon single crystal with a thickness of several millimetres is shown.     

Koinzidenzexperimente zum Elementarprozeß der Bremsstrahlungserzeugung

By using a coincidence method, the angular distribution of bremsstrahlung has been measured for definite energy loss and definite angle of the outgoing electron. The incident electron energy was 300 keV. With a magnetic spectrometer, outgoing electrons with an energy of 170 keV and scattering angles of 0°, 5° and 10° were selected. The electrons and photons were both detected in scintillation counters. A gold foil of 250 Å thickness served as the target. The experimental results are compared with theoretical calculations.     

Proton and α-particle impactM-shell ionization of atoms in binary encounter approximation

M-shell ionization cross sections for atoms due to the impact of proton and α-particles have been calculated in the binary encounter approximation. The effects of Coulomb deflection of the incident projectile and increase in binding of the target electron have been investigated. Roothan-Hartree-Fock velocity distribution for the target electrons has been used in the present work. The calculated cross-sections have been compared with experimental results and other theoretical calculations wherever available. The present calculations give a good account of experimental observations.     

高能电子束韧致辐射特性的理论研究

高能电子束轰击金属靶会产生韧致辐射X射线,为优化韧致辐射X射线品质,需要研究如何获取最佳辐射效率等韧致辐射规律.结合理论分析,并采用MCNP/4C对10,20?MeV电子的韧致辐射规律进行了模拟研究.讨论了不同靶材料产生的韧致辐射效率、角分布、能谱分布、准直锥孔内辐射效率等问题.通过对不同靶材料韧致辐射的模拟研究,给出了不同厚度靶与光子效率、注量分布、出射电子与角分布的关系与规律.由此得到不同靶材料对于10,20?MeV电子在最优韧致辐射效率下的一些边界条件与规律. 关键词： 韧致辐射 最佳效率 角分布 能谱     

Chiral multi-electron emission

In this report we review recent progress in the understanding of the role of chirality in the multi-electron emission. A brief account of the chiral single-electron photoemission is given. In this case the chirality of the experimental set-up is brought about by an initial orientation of the target or/and by specifying a certain projection of the photoelectron spin. The dependence of the photoelectron spectrum on the chirality of the experiment is probed by changing the initial orientation of the target or by inverting the photoelectron spin projection. In a further section we envisage the direct transition of chiral electron pairs from an isotropic bound initial state into a double-continuum state following the absorption of a circularly polarised photon. We work out the necessary conditions under which the spectrum of the correlated photoelectron pair shows a chiral character, i.e. a dependence on the chirality of the exciting photon. The magnitude and the general behaviour of the chiral effects are estimated from simple analytical models and more elaborate numerical methods are presented for a more quantitative predictions. As a further example for the chiral multi-electron emission we study the photoelectron Auger-electron coincidence spectrum. The Auger hole is created by ionising a randomly oriented target by a circular polarised photon. We investigate how the helicity the photon is transferred to the emitted photoelectron pair. The theoretical findings are analysed and interpreted in light of recent experiments. In a final section we focus on the emission of correlated electrons where the initial state is already oriented, e.g. via optical pumping by circularly polarised light. The initial orientation of the atom is transferred to the continuum states following the ionisation of the target by low-energy electrons. We formulate and analyse the theoretical concepts for the transition of the screw sense of the initially bound atomic electron to the continuum electron pair. Numerical methods for the calculations of the cross-sections for the electron-impact ionisation of oriented atoms are presented and their results are contrasted against recent experimental data.     

Die Ortsverteilung mittelschneller Elektronen bei Mehrfachstreuung

Several authors have investigated the angular distribution of plurally scattered electrons, but no experimental investigations in the range of plural scattering are known about the distribution of linear displacements. Therefore electrons (40 keV... 130 keV) have been shot in extended gaseous targets (He, Ne, A, Kr, Xe and O₂) of low pressure and the resultant distribution of the current density at the end of the target has been measured by means of thep?n junction of a gallium arsenide cell. The measurements in argon are compared with theoretical calculations. It is shown by some examples how to get from the measurements at the end of the target the electron distribution inside the target, too.     

Double ionization of Sc<Superscript>+</Superscript>ions by electron impact

Electron impact double ionization cross-sections of Sc⁺ions have been calculated in the binary encounter approximation (BEA). Accurate expression of σ_ΔE(cross-section for energy transfer ΔE) and Hartree-Fock velocity distributions for the target electrons have been used throughout the calculations. Direct double ionization from ejection of 3d and 4s electrons has been investigated in the modified double binary encounter model incorporating the focusing action of the target ion on the incident electron. The identification of the 3p shell whose ionization provides a major contribution to double ionization through ionization-autoionization is an interesting aspect of the present investigation. The theoretical results show satisfactory agreement with the experimental observations.     

Surface chemistry of hot electron and metal-oxide interfaces

Fundamental mechanisms for energy conversion and dissipation on surfaces and at interfaces have been significant issues in the community of surface science. Electronic excitation in exothermic chemical reactions or photon absorption involves the generation of energetic or hot electrons that are not in thermal equilibrium via non-adiabatic electronic excitation. A number of experimental and theoretical studies have demonstrated the influence of excited hot electrons on atomic and molecular processes, and it is a key moderator in the surface energy conversion process. The charge transfer through the metal-oxide interfaces has a significant impact on catalytic performance in mixed metal-oxide catalysts. In order to understand the influence of hot electrons and metal-oxide interfaces on the surface reactions, various detection schemes of exoelectron detection, including metal-insulator-metal and metal-semiconductor Schottky diodes, have been developed. Catalysts coupled with surface plasmons exhibit peculiar catalytic performance related to hot electron flow. In this review, we outline recent research efforts to relate hot electron flow with surface reactions occurring at metal-oxide interfaces. We report recent studies on the observation of hot electrons and the correlation between hot electrons and catalytic activity and selectivity on metallic surfaces. We show recent results from studies of surface reactions on nanocatalysts coupled with surface plasmons, where hot electron transport is the key process in energy dissipation and conversion processes.     

Development of X-eX spectrometer at KEK-PF-AR

An X-eX spectrometer has been developed to obtain the two-dimensional and three-dimensional electron momentum density (2D- and 3D-EMD) directly from experiment. The spectrometer is equipped with a time-of-flight energy analyzer to record the flight direction and the kinetic energies of the recoiled electrons, and a position sensitive photon detector to record the directions of the Compton scattered photons. The signals from the electron branch and those from the photon branch are processed in coincidence mode. The obtained 2D-EMD on the (100) plane in Si and the 3D-EMD on the [100] and the [111] axes are compared with the FLAPW theoretical results.     

Single and double ionization of neon 2s- and 2p-subshells by proton and electron impact

Absolute single and double ionization cross sections of neon 2s- and 2p-subshells for proton (40–900 keV) and electron impact (0.2–10 keV) have been measured using photon spectroscopy in the spectral range of the vacuum ultraviolet. Cross sections for double ionization decrease more rapidly with increasing impact energy than cross sections for single ionization. No definite asymptotic energy dependence of a Bethe-Fano-plot could be found for double ionization in contrast to single ionization. The experimental results are compared with theoretical predictions of the shake-off model and Gryzinski's classical binary encounter theory. Better agreement is found with the latter, indicating that successive binary collisions have to be considered as a strong mechanism for double ionization by protons or electrons of the investigated energy range. Comparison is made with other experimental results for double ionization by photon impact or capture ionization by proton impact.     

Triple differential cross section in (e, 2e) collisions for sodium in a coplanar symmetric geometry

The triple differential cross sections for (e, 2e) ionization of sodium in a coplanar symmetric geometry have been studied in distorted wave Born approximation with the modified semiclassical exchange potential. The present calculations improve the agreement between the theoretical and experimental results. The post-collision interaction and target polarization effects have also been studied. In addition, the variation trends of the shape and ratio for the forward and backward scattering peaks have been discussed. Besides, the small bump observed between these two peaks has been analyzed by the interaction between active electron and passive electrons.     

L-SHELL IONIZATION MEASUREMENT OF TUNGSTEN BY ELECTRON IMPACT

L-shell partial production cross sections of L_α^-, L_β^-, L_γ^- rays by electron impact were measured by observing the counts of X-ray from impacted thin tungsten target. Total production cross sections and mean ionization cross sections were deduced from these measured results. The electron beam energy range was from 11 to 36 keV. Tungsten was sputtered onto a carbon backing to reduce bremsstrahlung of the backing. The effect of electrons reflected by the backing has been corrected. Comparison with two theoretical calculations has performed. The experimental results agree rather well with the theoretical predications.     

Absolutmessungen des Elementarprozesses der Bremsstrahlungserzeugung

Bremsstrahlung cross sections differential in electron angle, photon angle and energy have been determined for silver. The energy of the incident electrons was 180 keV, this of the scattered electrons 100 keV. Within the experimental errors we found agreement with the results of the calculations of Elwert and Haug.     

Electron impact double ionization of Mg+ ions

Theoretical studies of electron impact double ionisation cross sections of Mg⁺ ions have been performed in the binary encounter approximation (BEA). Direct double ionisation has been investigated in the modified double binary encounter model. Ionization cross sections of different shells have been also calculated in order to analyse the contributions to double ionisation from ionisation-autoionization. The effect of the Coulombic field of the target ion on the incident electron has been considered in the present work. Accurate expression of σ _ΔE (cross-section for energy transfer ΔE) and Hartree-Fock velocity distributions for the target electrons have been used throughout the calculations. The theoretical results show satisfactory agreement with the experimental observations.     

Compton Spectrum Due to L-Shell Electrons

Compton spectrum due to L-shell electrons of thorium has been measured by the coincidence technique, using 279 keV incident gamma photons. The influence of L-shell electron momenta on the distribution of the scattered photons has been studied with reference to the Compton profile due to free electrons and compared with the exact and impulse hydrogenic theoretical models. Significant deviations are found between experimental and theoretical Compton spectra.     

Experiments on screening effect in deuteron fusion reactions at extremely low energies

The enhanced electron screening effect in nuclear reactions taking place in dense astrophysical plasmas is extremely important for determination of stellar reaction rates in terrestrial laboratories as well as in prediction of cross sections enhancement in interiors of stars such as White and Brown Dwarfs or Giant Planets. This effect resulting in reduction of the nuclear Coulomb potential by the atomic electrons has been confirmed in many laboratory experiments. Unfortunately, experimental screening energies are much higher than the theoretical predictions and the reason for that remains unknown. Here, we present absorbing results of the experiment studying d + d nuclear reactions in different deuterized metallic targets under ultra high vacuum conditions. The total cross sections and angular distributions of the ²H(d,p)³H and ²H(d,n)³He reactions have been measured using a deuteron beam of energies between 8 and 30 keV provided by the electron cyclotron ion source. The atomic cleanness of the target surface has been secured by combining Ar sputtering of the target and Auger electrons spectroscopy. Due to application of an on-line analysis method, the homogeneity of the implanted deuteron densities could be continuously monitored. We will discuss probable causes of the large discrepancy between theoretical and experimental data.     

Measurement of the correlation between electron spin and photon linear polarization in atomic-field bremsstrahlung

Atomic-field bremsstrahlung has been studied with a longitudinally polarized electron beam. The correlation between the initial orientation of the electron spin and the angle of photon polarization has been measured at the photon high energy tip region. In the time reversal this corresponds to a so-far unobserved phenomenon of production of longitudinally polarized electrons by photoionization of unpolarized atoms with linearly polarized photons. The results confirm the fully relativistic calculations for radiative recombination and suggest a new method for electron beam polarimetry.     

电子碰撞Ne和类Ne离子电离的三重微分截面理论研究

采用扭曲波玻恩近似理论计算了共面对称几何条件下类Ne离子2p轨道电子在不同出射电子能量下的(e,2e)反应三重微分截面,出射电子能量分别为3,5,7.5,10,15,20,30和50 eV.计算结果表明,随着出射电子能量的增大和核电荷数Z的增大,三重微分截面的幅度逐渐减小.除Ne以外,对其他离子,在出射电子角度为150?附近出现了一个新的结构,对比不同出射电子能量时的(e,2e)反应三重微分截面,发现这个结构的幅度随着出射电子的能量先增大后减小,文中用一种两次两体碰撞过程对这些现象进行了解释.     

On possibility of measurement of the electron beam energy using absorption of radiation by electrons in magnetic field

A possibility of precise measurement of the electron beam energy using absorption of radiation by electrons in a homogeneous magnetic field for electrons of high energy in the range up to a few hundred GeV, was considered earlier. In this paper, with the purpose of experimental checking of this method in the range of several tens MeV of electrons energies, a possibility of measurement of absolute energy of the electron beam with a relative accuracy up to 10^?4, is considered. We take into account influence of the laser beam diffraction, of the spread of electrons over energies, and of the length of formation of radiation absorption in the process of electron beam energy measurement. The laser wavelength and the length of the magnet are chosen depending on the length of photon absorption formation. It is found that the kinematical restrictions on the photon absorption process lead to the selection in angles of propagation of photons, which can be absorbed by the beam electrons. It is shown that parameters of the electron beam will noticeably not vary during the measurement of the energy.