Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 38, 135-140 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap:2007055

Grazing incidence parametric X-ray radiation from the relativistic electron beam moving in parallel to the superlattice surface

Department of Physics, Belarusian University, Nezavisimosti Ave., 4, 220030, Minsk, Belarus

Corresponding author: fer@open.by

Received: 5 August 2006
Revised: 3 February 2007
Accepted: 6 February 2007
Published online: 21 March 2007

Abstract

New configuration for generation of the parametric X-ray radiation (PXR) by an ultrarelativistic electron beam is considered. The beam propagates along the external surface of periodical multilayer structure (superlattice) while the photons are emitted under the condition of grazing incidence diffraction. PXR spectral intensity is calculated for this case. It is shown that this specific configuration of the electron beam and target radiator can be used for the PXR generation in a storage ring. It can allow one to obtain the monochromatic X-ray beams with the smoothly tuned frequency and the spectral intensity exceeding intensity of the synchrotron radiation in the narrow spectral ranges.