Soft-x-ray harmonic comb from relativistic electron spikes

A. S. Pirozhkov; M. Kando; T. Zh Esirkepov; P. Gallegos; H. Ahmed; E. N. Ragozin; A. Ya Faenov; T. A. Pikuz; T. Kawachi; A. Sagisaka; J. K. Koga; M. Coury; J. Green; P. Foster; C. Brenner; B. Dromey; D. R. Symes; M. Mori; K. Kawase; T. Kameshima; Y. Fukuda; L. Chen; I. Daito; K. Ogura; Y. Hayashi; H. Kotaki; H. Kiriyama; H. Okada; N. Nishimori; T. Imazono; K. Kondo; T. Kimura; T. Tajima; H. Daido; P. Rajeev; P. McKenna; M. Borghesi; D. Neely; Y. Kato; S. V. Bulanov

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.135004

Soft-x-ray harmonic comb from relativistic electron spikes

A. S. Pirozhkov, M. Kando, T. Zh Esirkepov, P. Gallegos, H. Ahmed, E. N. Ragozin, A. Ya Faenov, T. A. Pikuz, T. Kawachi, A. Sagisaka, J. K. Koga, M. Coury, J. Green, P. Foster, C. Brenner, B. Dromey, D. R. Symes, M. Mori, K. Kawase, T. KameshimaY. Fukuda, L. Chen, I. Daito, K. Ogura, Y. Hayashi, H. Kotaki, H. Kiriyama, H. Okada, N. Nishimori, T. Imazono, K. Kondo, T. Kimura, T. Tajima, H. Daido, P. Rajeev, P. McKenna, M. Borghesi, D. Neely, Y. Kato, S. V. Bulanov

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We demonstrate a new high-order harmonic generation mechanism reaching the "water window" spectral region in experiments with multiterawatt femtosecond lasers irradiating gas jets. A few hundred harmonic orders are resolved, giving mu J/sr pulses. Harmonics are collectively emitted by an oscillating electron spike formed at the joint of the boundaries of a cavity and bow wave created by a relativistically self-focusing laser in underdense plasma. The spike sharpness and stability are explained by catastrophe theory. The mechanism is corroborated by particle-in-cell simulations.

Original language	English
Article number	135004
Pages (from-to)	-
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	108
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.135004
Publication status	Published - 30 Mar 2012

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x-ray harmonic comb
harmonic comb
relativistic electron spikes
electron spikes

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Pirozhkov, A. S., Kando, M., Esirkepov, T. Z., Gallegos, P., Ahmed, H., Ragozin, E. N., Faenov, A. Y., Pikuz, T. A., Kawachi, T., Sagisaka, A., Koga, J. K., Coury, M., Green, J., Foster, P., Brenner, C., Dromey, B., Symes, D. R., Mori, M., Kawase, K., ... Bulanov, S. V. (2012). Soft-x-ray harmonic comb from relativistic electron spikes. Physical Review Letters, 108(13), -. Article 135004. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.135004

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