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Femtosecond x-rays from Thomson scattering using laser wakefield accelerators

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: The possibility of producing femtosecond x-rays through Thomson scattering high power laser beams off laser wakefield generated relativistic electron beams is discussed. The electron beams are produced with either a self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator (SM-LWFA) or through a standard laser wakefield accelerator (LWFA) with optical injection. For an SM-LWFA (LWFA) produced electron beam, a broad (narrow) energy distribution is assumed, resulting in x-ray spectra that are broadband (monochromatic). Designs are presented for 3-100 fs x-ray pulses and the expected flux and brightness of these sources are compared.

Source: Measurement Science and Technology

DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/12/11/310

Authors: P Catravas, E Esarey, W P Leemans

Institutions: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley

Language: English

Topic: Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

OpenAlex ID: W1991294576

FWCI: 1.78

Cites: 37

Cited by: 79

Related to: 10