Proposal for a Procedure for Measuring the Transverse Dimensions of a Beam of Relativistic Electrons with a Small Longitudinal Size

Abstract

The possibility of implementing a previously proposed procedure for determining the beam dimensions at a target is analyzed; it includes the measurement of two-dimensional angular distributions of the coherent radiation of fast electrons for two distances between a crystal, where radiation is generated, and a coordinate detector. The use of two mechanisms of parametric X-ray radiation and diffracted transition radiation is considered. The limits of the method sensitivity and the influence of the departure of secondary electrons and photons on them are discussed.