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by 01100011 1760 days ago
Do you need to use a synchrotron? Is the radiation generated coherent or something? Otherwise why not use a liniac or cyclotron?
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You would really need a free electron laser to produce sufficient photons at the desired wavelength.

The lower the wavelength, the less photons you have at constant power, so shot noise becomes an issue...