2000/02/15 by N. Z. Akopov, Н. Акопов, Akopov, N. Z. +6
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies #Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques #Crystallography and Radiation Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) #hep-ex
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ex/0002041
7 pages, 4 figures, 1 table
openalex publication_date 2000/02/15 · arxiv created 2000/02/17 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The possibility to convert the photon beam linear polarization into circular one at photon energies of hundreds GeV with the use of crystals is considered. The energy and orientation dependencies of refractive indexes are investigated in case of diamond, silicon and germanium crystal targets. To maximize the values for figure of merit, the corresponding crystal optimal orientation angles and thickness are found. The degree of circular polarization and intensity of photon beam are estimated and possibility of experimental realization is discussed.