Publications by authors named "Nicolas M Barriere"
We have designed and modeled a novel optical system composed of a Laue lens coupled to an x-ray tube that produces a focused beam in an energy range near 100 keV (= 12.4 picometer). One application of this system is radiation therapy where it could enable treatment units that are considerably simpler and lower in cost than present technologies relying on linear accelerators.
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- The Galactic Centre features a unique group of young, massive stars near the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, raising questions about stellar formation there.
- Previous research argued that soft X-ray emissions in the area are largely from accreting white dwarf systems, but limitations in detection technology have hindered the observation of hard X-ray emissions.
- New findings reveal a concentrated hard-X-ray emission in a small region, suggesting complex interactions involving more massive accreting white dwarfs, low-mass X-ray binaries, or new types of particle interactions, challenging our understanding of stellar evolution and cosmic phenomena in that region.