X-ray photons produced from a plasma-cathode electron beam for radiation biology applications
F. Gobet,
P. Barberet,
L. Courtois
et al.
Abstract:A compact low-energy and high-intensity X-ray source for radiation biology applications is presented. A laser-induced plasma moves inside a 30 kV diode and produces a beam of 10 14 electrons at the anode location. An aluminum foil converts a part of the energy of these electrons into X-ray photons which are characterized using filtered imaging plates. The dose that would be deposited by these X-ray photons in C. elegans larvae is calculated from Geant4 simulations. It can be set to a value ranging between 10 µ… Show more
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