Laser-Produced Coherent X-Ray Sources

Umstadter, Donald

University of Michigan

关键词: High-Power Lasers, X-Rays,;    Nonlinear Optics;    Brightness;    Lasers;    74 Atomic And Molecular Physics;   

DOI  :  10.2172/899601
RP-ID  :  DOE/ER/14685
RP-ID  :  FG02-96ER14685
RP-ID  :  899601

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

We study the generation of x-rays from the interaction of relativistic electrons with ultra-intense laser pulse either directly or via laser generated ion channels. The laser pulse acts as the accelerator and wiggler leading to an all-optical synchrotron-like x-ray source. The mm sized accelerator and micron-sized wiggler leads to a compact source of high brightness, ultrafast x-rays with applications in relativistic nonlinear optics, ultrafast chemistry, biology, inner-shell electronic processes and phase transitions.