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Title: Compton Scattering X-Ray Sources Driven by Laser Wakefield Acceleration

Journal Article · · Physical Review Special Topics: Accelerators and Beams, vol. 10, no. 1, January 24, 2007, pp. 011301
OSTI ID:900432

Recent laser wakefield acceleration experiments have demonstrated the generation of femtosecond, nano-Coulomb, low emittance, nearly monokinetic relativistic electron bunches of sufficient quality to produce bright, tunable, ultrafast x-rays via Compton scattering. Design parameters for a proof-of-concept experiment are presented using a three-dimensional Compton scattering code and a laser-plasma interaction particle-in-cell code modeling the wakefield acceleration process; x-ray fluxes exceeding 10{sup 22} s{sup -1} are predicted, with a peak brightness > 10{sup 20} photons/(mm{sup 2} x mrad{sup 2} x s x 0.1% bandwidth).

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
900432
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JRNL-216408; TRN: US200711%%128
Journal Information:
Physical Review Special Topics: Accelerators and Beams, vol. 10, no. 1, January 24, 2007, pp. 011301, Vol. 10, Issue 1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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