X-Ray Detector Simulations - Oral Presentation

Tina, Adrienne¹ 

[1] SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

关键词: COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION;    X RADIATION;    LIGHT SOURCES;    BRIGHTNESS;    FREE ELECTRON LASERS;    CAMERAS;    HZ RANGE;    PULSES;    X-RAY DETECTION;    SCINTILLATION COUNTERS OTHER;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1212278
RP-ID  :  SLAC-WP--102
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1212278
Others  :  TRN: US1500415

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The free-electron laser at LCLS produces X-Rays that are used in several facilities. This light source is so bright and quick that we are capable of producing movies of objects like proteins. But making these movies would not be possible without a device that can detect the X-Rays and produce images. We need X-Ray cameras. The challenges LCLS faces include the X-Rays??? high repetition rate of 120 Hz, short pulses that can reach 200 femto-seconds, and extreme peak brightness. We need detectors that are compatible with this light source, but before they can be used in the facilities, they must first be characterized. My project was to do just that, by making a computer simulation program. My presentation discusses the individual detectors I simulated, the details of my program, and how my project will help determine which detector is most useful for a specific experiment.