Abstract: Electrical power load data is obtained for a power consumption facility for a period of time of at least one year. A load duration curve is created for the power consumption facility for the period of time based on the electrical power load data. Anticipated electrical power production data is obtained for an inverter-based power generator for the period of time. A power generation curve is created for the inverter-based power generator for the period of time. The power generation curve is evaluated against the load duration curve to determine a required electrical power supply capacity and duration for an electrical storage system to cover peak power demand of the power consumption facility. An energy storage technology and configuration of the electrical storage system is determined for satisfying required electrical power supply capacity and duration for the electrical storage system to cover peak power demand of the power consumption facility.

Abstract: A system for generating tunable pulsed monochromatic X-rays includes a tabletop laser emitting a light beam that is counter-propagated against an electron beam produced by a linear accelerator. X-ray photon pulses are generated by inverse Compton scattering that occurs as a consequence of the “collision” that occurs between the electron beam and IR photons generated by the laser. The system uses a novel pulse structure comprising, for example, a single micropulse. In this way, pulses of very short X-rays are generated that are controllable on an individual basis with respect to their frequency, energy level, “direction,” and duration.

Abstract: A system for generating tunable pulsed monochromatic X-rays comprises a tabletop terawatt laser delivering 10 Joules of energy in 10 ps at a wavelength of 1.1 microns. The light beam from the laser is counter-propagated against an electron beam produced by a linear accelerator. X-ray photons are generated by inverse Compton scattering that occurs as a consequence of the “collision” that occurs between the electron beam and IR photons generated by the laser. The system uses a novel pulse structure comprising, in a preferred embodiment, a single micropulse. The LINAC is configured to generate an electron beam having 1 nanocoulomb of charge in a microbunch having a pulse length of about 5 picoseconds or less (or an electron beam brightness of 1012 A/m2−radian2@ 500 A).