Thomson-Backscattered X Rays From Laser-Accelerated Electrons
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters
- Institut fuer Optik und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743 Jena (Germany)
We present the first observation of Thomson-backscattered light from laser-accelerated electrons. In a compact, all-optical setup, the ''photon collider,'' a high-intensity laser pulse is focused into a pulsed He gas jet and accelerates electrons to relativistic energies. A counterpropagating laser probe pulse is scattered from these high-energy electrons, and the backscattered x-ray photons are spectrally analyzed. This experiment demonstrates a novel source of directed ultrashort x-ray pulses and additionally allows for time-resolved spectroscopy of the laser acceleration of electrons.
- OSTI ID:
- 20775014
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Vol. 96, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.014802; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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