TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of laser based synchrotron X-ray source
AU - Albert, Felicie
AU - Shah, Rahul
AU - Phuoc, Kim Ta
AU - Burgy, Frederic
AU - Rousseau, Jean Philippe
AU - Rousse, Antoine
AU - Pukhov, Alexander
AU - Kiselev, Sergei
PY - 2007/2/10
Y1 - 2007/2/10
N2 - By focusing an ultraintense laser onto a helium gaz jet, a collimated beam of ultrafast broadband X-ray radiation can now be generated. The X-ray radiation results from the betatron oscillations of relativistic electrons in the laser created plasma channel. Thus, just as in a synchrotron, the spectral and flux properties of the X-ray beam can be linked to the electron beam through the plasma wiggler strength. The radiation has been observed within 1-10 keV with filters and presents a divergence of as low as 20 mrad. In addition, this source possesses the unique properties to be ultrafast and perfectly synchronized with the laser system, which opens the way toward new types of pump probe experiments.
AB - By focusing an ultraintense laser onto a helium gaz jet, a collimated beam of ultrafast broadband X-ray radiation can now be generated. The X-ray radiation results from the betatron oscillations of relativistic electrons in the laser created plasma channel. Thus, just as in a synchrotron, the spectral and flux properties of the X-ray beam can be linked to the electron beam through the plasma wiggler strength. The radiation has been observed within 1-10 keV with filters and presents a divergence of as low as 20 mrad. In addition, this source possesses the unique properties to be ultrafast and perfectly synchronized with the laser system, which opens the way toward new types of pump probe experiments.
KW - Electron acceleration
KW - Laser-plasma source
KW - Ultrafast X-rays
U2 - 10.1142/s021797920704229x
DO - 10.1142/s021797920704229x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33847393640
SN - 0217-9792
VL - 21
SP - 497
EP - 507
JO - International Journal of Modern Physics B
JF - International Journal of Modern Physics B
IS - 3-4
ER -