Radiative electron capture as a tunable source of highly linearly polarized x-rays

The radiative electron capture (REC) into the K shell of bare Xe ions colliding with a hydrogen gas target has been investigated. In this study, the degree of linear polarization of the K-REC radiation was measured and compared with rigorous relativistic calculations as well as with the previous res...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2019-05
Main Authors: Vockert, M, Weber, G, Bräuning, H, Surzhykov, A, Brandau, C, Fritzsche, S, Geyer, S, Hagmann, S, Hess, S, Kozhuharov, C, Märtin, R, Petridis, N, Hess, R, Trotsenko, S, Litvinov, Yu A, Glorius, J, Gumberidze, A, Steck, M, Litvinov, S, Gaßner, T, P -M Hillenbrand, Lestinsky, M, Nolden, F, Sanjari, M S, Popp, U, Trageser, C, Winters, D F A, Spillmann, U, Krings, T, Stöhlker, Th
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Language:English
Subjects:
Beta decay
Electron capture
Linear polarization
Photons
X-rays
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Summary:The radiative electron capture (REC) into the K shell of bare Xe ions colliding with a hydrogen gas target has been investigated. In this study, the degree of linear polarization of the K-REC radiation was measured and compared with rigorous relativistic calculations as well as with the previous results recorded for U\(^{92+}\). Owing to the improved detector technology a significant gain in precision of the present polarization measurement is achieved compared to the previously published results. The obtained data confirms that for medium-Z ions such as Xe the REC process is a source of highly polarized x-rays which can easily be tuned with respect to the degree of linear polarization and the photon energy. We argue, in particular, that for relatively low energies the photons emitted under large angles are almost fully linear polarized.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1902.08415