High-repetition-rate compact ultrashort x-ray source and applications

Andre Egbert; Boris N. Chichkov

doi:10.1117/12.473188

19 June 2003 High-repetition-rate compact ultrashort x-ray source and applications

Andre Egbert, Boris N. Chichkov

Proceedings Volume 4978, Commercial and Biomedical Applications of Ultrafast Lasers III; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.473188
Event: High-Power Lasers and Applications, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Recent progress in the development of a compact, high-repetition rate, ultrashort-pulse laser-driven hard-x-ray source based on the combination of a femtosecond laser system with an x-ray diode is reported. The x-ray source is characterized in terms of spectral and spatial properties. Hard-x-ray fluxes exceeding 2x10¹⁰ photons/s (emitted in 4π sr) are realized at a repetition rate of 250 kHz. A comparison with available laser-plasma hard-x-ray sources is presented. Numerical modeling is performed which proves that picosecond and sub-picosecond hard-x-ray pulses can be produced with this source. Further prospects and possible applications of the femtosecond laser-driven x-ray diode are outlined.

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Andre Egbert and Boris N. Chichkov "High-repetition-rate compact ultrashort x-ray source and applications", Proc. SPIE 4978, Commercial and Biomedical Applications of Ultrafast Lasers III, (19 June 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.473188

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