Intense high-contrast femtosecond K-shell X-ray source from laser-driven ar clusters

L.M.  Chen; F. Liu; W.M.  Wang; M. Kando; J.Y.  Mao; L. Zhang; J.L.  Ma; Y. T. Li; S. V. Bulanov; T. Tajima; Y. Kato; Zheng-Ming Sheng; Z.Y.  Wei; J. Zhang

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.215004

Intense high-contrast femtosecond K-shell X-ray source from laser-driven ar clusters

L.M. Chen, F. Liu, W.M. Wang, M. Kando, J.Y. Mao, L. Zhang, J.L. Ma, Y. T. Li, S. V. Bulanov, T. Tajima, Y. Kato, Zheng-Ming Sheng, Z.Y. Wei, J. Zhang

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Abstract

Bright Ar quasimonochromatic K-shell x ray with very little background has been generated using an Ar clustering gas jet target irradiated with a 30 fs ultrahigh-contrast laser, with a measured flux of 2.2×1011 photons/J into 4π. This intense x-ray source critically depends on the laser contrast and intensity. The optimization of source output with interaction length is addressed. Simulations point to a nonlinear resonant mechanism of electron heating during the early stage of laser interaction, resulting in enhanced x-ray emission. The x-ray pulse duration is expected to be only 10 fs, opening the possibility for single-shot ultrafast keV x-ray imaging applications.

Original language	English
Article number	215004
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	104
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.215004
Publication status	Published - 28 May 2010

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intense
high-contrast
femtosecond K-shell X-ray source
laser-driven ar clusters

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Intense high-contrast femtosecond K-shell X-ray source from laser-driven ar clusters. / Chen, L.M. ; Liu, F.; Wang, W.M. ; Kando, M.; Mao, J.Y. ; Zhang, L.; Ma, J.L. ; Li, Y. T.; Bulanov, S. V.; Tajima, T.; Kato, Y.; Sheng, Zheng-Ming; Wei, Z.Y. ; Zhang, J.

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