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The results of study of frequency-tuned monochromatic x-ray source are reported. The source was developed on the basis of a vacuum diode with a laser-plasma cathode. The source proposed is particularly promising, if the range of x-ray energy higher than 5 keV is of interest. The source features a spectral brightness higher than 1019 photons/(cm2·s·sr·keV) and an x-ray pulse duration no larger than 10−8 s. An electromagnetic model of such a cathode is proposed and evaluated in order to assess the feasibility of an x-ray source with a laser-plasma cathode of higher performance. The possibility of using a ferroelectric electron emitter is discussed.
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Translated from Preprint No. 27 of the P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute (1995).
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Korobkin, Y.V., Rozanov, V.B., Shikanov, A.S. et al. Monochromatic X-Ray Sources Based on Emitters Controlled by Laser Radiation. J Russ Laser Res 19, 134–152 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03380159
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