A nanophotonic chip with several accelerating structures on a 1ct coin. (image and research: Stefanie Kraus und Julian Litzel, Laser Physics)
Our research covers electron acceleration with nanophotonic structures powered by laser light. We just demonstrated a scalable nanophotonic electron accelerator on a chip with a substantial energy increase of 43% from the initial energy of 28.4keV to 40.7keV [1]. These low-cost accelerating nanostructures made from high damage threshold dielectric material could be a potential tool for particle accelerators in the fields of industry, science, and medicine.
[1] T. Chlouba, R. Shiloh, S. Kraus, L. Brückner, J. Litzel, P. Hommelhoff, Nature, accepted for publication
Our research covers electron acceleration with nanophotonic structures powered by laser light. We just demonstrated a scalable nanophotonic electron accelerator on a chip with a substantial energy increase of 43% from the initial energy of 28.4keV to 40.7keV [1]. These low-cost accelerating nanostructures made from high damage threshold dielectric material could be a potential tool for particle accelerators in the fields of industry, science, and medicine.
[1] T. Chlouba, R. Shiloh, S. Kraus, L. Brückner, J. Litzel, P. Hommelhoff, Nature, accepted for publication
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