Patent Number: 040428273
Section: claims

1. An X-ray wavelength generator comprising: a volume of material capable of a high energy density interaction to produce particles capable of emitting radiation at X-ray wavelength; and  means for causing a swept high energy density interaction in a continuous path along said material traveling at approximately the speed of light to cause excited particles to be present in a region in convergence with said material;  thereby producing in the region a medium for non-isotropic X-ray generation through said region.  a volume of material capable of a high energy density interaction to produce particles capable of emitting radiation at X-ray wavelength; and  means for causing a swept high energy density interaction, consisting of collisions between mass particles at least a portion of which are pre-ionized, along said material traveling at approximately the speed of light to cause excited particles to be present in a region in convergence with said material;  therby producing in the region a medium for non-isotropic X-ray generation through said region.  a volume of material capable of a high energy density interaction to produce particles capable of emitting radiation at X-ray wavelength; and  means for causing a swept high energy density interaction, consisting of collisions between mass particles at least a portion of which are pre-ionized, along said material traveling at approximately the speed of light to cause excited particles to be present in a region in convergence with said material, said means comprising means for imparting a high velocity to said pre-ionized mass particles;  thereby producing in the region a medium for non-isotropic X-ray generation through said region.  a volume of material capable of a high energy density interaction to produce ions with inner-shell vacancies capable of emitting stimulated radiation at X-ray wavelength; and  means for causing a high energy density interaction to be swept along said material at approximately the speed of light to cause said ions to be present in a region in convergence with siad material;  thereby producing in the region a medium for non-isotropic X-ray generation through said region. 2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said interation is swept along a straight line. 3. An X-ray wavelength generator comprising: 4. An X-ray wavelength generator comprising: 5. An X-ray wavelength generator comprising: 6. Apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein said interaction is swept along a straight line.