The ThomX ICS source
Kévin Dupraz, Muath Alkadi, M.A. Alves, Loïc Amoudry, Didier Auguste, Jean-Luc Babigeon, Michel Baltazar, Alain Benoît, J. Bonis, Jean Bonenfant, C. Bruni, K. Cassou, Jean-Noël Cayla, Thomas Chabaud, I. Chaikovska, Sophie Chancé, V. Chaumat, R. Chiche, Alain Cobessi, P. Cornebise, Olivier Dalifard, Nicolas Delerue, Remy Dorkel, D. Douillet, Jean-Phillipe Dugal, Noureddine El Kamchi, Mohamed El Khaldi, Ezgi Ergenlik, Pierre Favier, Marco Fernandez, Alexis Gamelin, Jean-François Garaut, Luca Garolfi, Philippe Gauron, F. Gauthier, Alexandre Gonnin, Denis Grasset, Eric Guerard, H. Guler, J. Haïssinski, Emmanuel Herry, G. Iaquaniello, M. Jacquet, Eric Jules, Vlacheslav Kubytskyi, Marc Langlet, Titouan Le Barillec, Jean-François Ledu, Damien Leguidec, Bruno Leluan, P. Lepercq, Frédéric Letellier-Cohen, Rodolphe Marie, Jean-Claude Marrucho, A. Martens, Christophe Mageur, Gabriel Mercadier, Bruno Mercier, Eric Mistretta, H. Monard, Alexandre Moutardier, O. Neveu, D. Nutarelli, M. Omeich, Y. Peinaud, Yann Petrilli, Marc Pichet, E. Plaige, Christophe Prévost, Philippe Rudnicky, V. Soskov, M. Taurigna-Quere, Stéphane Trochet, Cynthia Vallerand, Olivier Vitez, François Wicek, Sébastien Wurth, F. Zomer, Patrick Alexandre, Rachid Ben El Fekih, P. Berteaud, François Bouvet, Renaud Cuoq, Antonio Diaz, Yannick Dietrich, Massamba Diop, Dominique Pédeau, É. Dupuy, Fabrice Marteau, François Bouvet, Alexis Gamelin, Dias Helder, Nicolas Hubert, J. Vétéran, M. Labat, Alain Lestrade, Antoine Letrésor, Robert Lopes, Alexandre Loulergue, Marc Louvet
Abstract
ThomX is a new generation Compact Compton Source. It is currently commissioned by and at the IJCLab (Laboratoire de physique des 2 infinis - Irène Joliot-Curie (UMR9012)) at Orsay. The first beam is expected at the begining of 2021. The aim of ThomX is to demonstrate the characteristics of an intense and Compact (lab-size) X-ray source based on Compton Scattering. The performances are mostly driven by the laser optical system which is above the state of the art of stored laser power. Proof of principle of various X-ray techniques will be performed thanks to the versatile ThomX beamline. Firstly, this article presents the machine description. Secondly, the issues and limits of the laser system are discussed. Then, the ThomX beamline is described and the machine status conclude the ThomX presentation. Finally, the expected performances for the next years and the possible experiments that can be made with this new machine are detailed.