https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05186-z
Regular Article
First production of X-rays at the ThomX high-intensity Compton source
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IJCLab, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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SOLEIL Synchrotron, Saint-Aubin, France
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Institut Néel, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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IRSD, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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INFN, Rome, Italy
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LAMS, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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STROBE, INSERM, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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CELIA, CNRS/CEA, Université de Bordeaux, Talence, France
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IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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LTF, Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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DEP, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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RADIABEAM, Santa Monica, CA, USA
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ESRF Synchrotron, Grenoble, France
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NH TherAguix SAS, Villeurbanne, France
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LP2N, CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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THALES, Vélizy, France
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LMA, CNRS, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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IRSN, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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marie.jacquet@ijclab.in2p3.fr
Received:
25
January
2024
Accepted:
16
April
2024
Published online:
30
May
2024
With the increase in laser power and finesse of optical cavities over the last decade, laboratory-size Compton sources are very promising. These sources produce X-rays through interactions between relativistic electrons and laser photons and, in term of brightness, fall between large synchrotron facilities and classical laboratory X-ray sources. The ThomX source is the French project in this field. This article first presents a state of the art of high-intensity Compton sources, then the ThomX source is briefly described, and the first results are detailed, in particular the production of the first X-rays, the acquisition of the first spectrum and the first image of the beam. Finally, the next objectives are discussed.
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