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> you have to build a particle accelerator That's not exactly difficult. Particle accelerators are all over these days, from medical applications(radiotherap
by 01100011 5y ago
> you have to build a particle accelerator
That's not exactly difficult. Particle accelerators are all over these days, from medical applications(radiotherapy with liniacs) to materials inspection(portable cyclotrons).
- s0rce 5y agoX-ray producing synchrotrons are generally pretty large and expensive. There has been thoughts of using them for lithography and microfabrication in the past (see LIGA) that haven't really panned out. There are companies working on more advanced laboratory sources, but mostly for analytical applications (EasyXAFS, Sigray). There is a company working on a lab scale synchrotron (lyncean tech).
- 01100011 5y agoDo you need to use a synchrotron? Is the radiation generated coherent or something? Otherwise why not use a liniac or cyclotron?
- tullatulla 5y agoYou would really need a free electron laser to produce sufficient photons at the desired wavelength. The lower the wavelength, the less photons you have at constant power, so shot noise becomes an issue...