Russian scientists are closer to creating a portable suitcase that can see through objects

A new method of electron amplification may help with this

Scientists from National Research Nuclear University MEPhI have found a new way to increase electron radiation. They proposed a type of lattice, interacting with which an electron would emit a hundred times more energy than usual. This will make it possible to endow slow, low-energy electrons with a radiation force that will be comparable to the radiation of cosmic electrons flying at the speed of light. The results of the study were published in the highly rated scientific journal journals.aps.

The use of this converter in medical devices, in industry or in areas requiring special control of citizens, for example in airports and train stations, will increase the efficiency of scanning devices by an order of magnitude.

Help “MK”. An electron is an elementary particle that has a negative charge and is the main component of an atom.

It is generally accepted that the higher the energy of an electron, the more it emits. However, employees of the institute’s “Radiation of Charged Particles” laboratory have proposed a new type of lattice, interacting with which a slow, non-cosmic electron will emit a hundred times more energy than usual.

“The amplification effect is achieved at certain frequencies due to the resonant interaction between lattice particles. The particles are close to each other and affect each other’s emissivity,” leading researcher Daria Sergeeva explains the new theory.

The maximum task in this case is to enhance the translucent properties of electromagnetic radiation with minimal side effects on human health. The light itself carries no energy and is not dangerous, but the charge of the electron can damage body tissue. Scientists are just closer to giving low-energy particles the radiation power of the most powerful cosmic particles.

This can be useful in many areas: in scientific research, during flaw detection in industry (for example, when diagnosing a hidden underground oil pipeline), when checking the belongings of passengers at airports and train stations for anti-terrorist purposes.

According to the researchers, there is now a request from security services to create a portable X-ray device that could be used by intelligence officials to detect prohibited items or devices while standing right in the crowd. At the same time, there will be no harm to health from such a scanner either for passengers or for the special agency employee himself.

The new method of generating radiation exists so far only in the form of a theoretical development.