Parametric M\"{o}ssbauer radiation source

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel parametric M"ossbauer radiation source that produces high-flux, collimated resonant photons across various isotopes, enabling broader and more efficient high-precision M"ossbauer spectroscopy without complex optics.

Contribution

A new M"ossbauer source based on relativistic electrons in crystals that generates high-flux, collimated resonant photons for many isotopes, bypassing traditional optical limitations.

Findings

Produces collimated resonant photon beams without additional monochromatization.

Enables high-precision M"ossbauer spectroscopy for a wider range of isotopes.

Utilizes relativistic electron interactions to generate M"ossbauer radiation effectively.

Abstract

Numerous applications of M\"{o}ssbauer spectroscopy are related to a unique resolution of absorption spectra of resonant radiation in crystals, when the nucleus absorbs a photon without a recoil. However, the narrow nuclear linewidth renders efficient driving of the nuclei challenging, restricting precision spectroscopy, nuclear inelastic scattering and nuclear quantum optics. Moreover, the need for dedicated X-ray optics restricts access to only few isotopes, impeding precision spectroscopy of a wider class of systems. Here, we put forward a novel M\"{o}ssbauer source, which offers a high resonant photon flux for a large variety of M\"ossbauer isotopes, based on relativistic electrons moving through a crystal and emitting parametric M\"ossbauer radiation essentially unattenuated by electronic absorption. As a result, a collimated beam of resonant photons is formed, without the need for additional monochromatization. We envision the extension of high-precision M\"{o}ssbauer spectroscopy to a wide range of isotopes at accelerator facilities using dumped electron beams.