High-energy X-rays
In its application, high - energy X-rays between 30 keV and 1 MeV are mainly characterized by their depth of penetration into most materials. Chemical compounds with heavy elements can be recorded in their volume. From 0.2 MeV upwards, high-energy X-rays are also known as gamma rays .
For technical reasons, high-energy X-rays can only be produced in the lower energy range using powerful X-ray tubes . High-energy X-rays are typically generated in linear accelerators or in ring accelerators such as the synchrotron . Its field of application opens up possibilities from nuclear spectroscopy to the physics of condensed matter to in-situ observations in materials science under industrial conditions.
literature
- K.-D. Liss, A. Bartels, A. Schreyer, H. Clemens: High energy X-rays: A tool for advanced bulk investigations in materials science and physics . Textures and Microstructures, (2003). 35 (3/4): p. 219-252 ( doi : 10.1080 / 07303300310001634952 )