Coherent betatron radiation from laser-wakefield accelerated bunches of monoenergetic electrons

  • S. P.D. Mangles
  • , S. Kneip
  • , C. McGuffey
  • , S. S. Bulanov
  • , V. Chvykov
  • , F. Dollar
  • , Y. Horovitz
  • , C. Huntington
  • , G. Kalintchenko
  • , A. Maksimchuk
  • , T. Matsuoka
  • , C. Palmer
  • , K. Ta Phuoc
  • , P. Rousseau
  • , V. Yanovsky
  • , K. Krushelnick
  • , Z. Najmudin

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Abstract

X-rays generated by 0.1 - 0.5 GeV electron beams generated using a 100 TW laser are shown to have a low emittance, be spatially coherent and have a peak brightness comparable to 3rd generation synchrotron sources.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2009
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2009
Externally publishedYes
EventConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2009 - Baltimore, MD, United States
Duration: 31 May 20095 Jun 2009

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore, MD
Period31/05/095/06/09

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