Ultrashort hard x-ray pulses generated by 90 degrees Thomson scattering

Technical Report · Mon Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/603713· OSTI ID:603713

Chin, A. H. ^[1]; Schoenlein, R. W.; Glover, T. E. ^[2]

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1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
2. Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA (United States); and others

Ultrashort x-ray pulses permit observation of fast structural dynamics in a variety of condensed matter systems. The authors have generated 300 femtosecond, 30 keV x-ray pulses by 90 degrees Thomson scattering between femtosecond laser pulses and relativistic electrons. The x-ray and laser pulses are synchronized on a femtosecond time scale, an important prerequisite for ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy. Analysis of the x-ray beam properties also allows for electron bunch characterization on a femtosecond time scale.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 603713
• Report Number(s): LBNL--39981; ON: DE97007345; CNN: Grant PHY-9512693
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
ELECTRON BEAMS
HARD X RADIATION
LASER RADIATION
PULSE GENERATORS
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
SPECTRAL RESPONSE
THOMSON SCATTERING