Attosecond Thomson-scattering x-ray source driven by laser-based electron acceleration

Journal Article · Mon Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4826600· OSTI ID:22224134

Luo, W. ^[1]; Zhuo, H. B.; Yu, T. P. ^[2]; Ma, Y. Y. ^[2]; Song, Y. M.; Zhu, Z. C. ^[1]; Yu, M. Y. ^[3]

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1. School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001 (China)
2. College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073 (China)
3. Department of Physics, Institute for Fusion Theory and Simulation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 (China)

The possibility of producing attosecond x-rays through Thomson scattering of laser light off laser-driven relativistic electron beams is investigated. For a ≤200-as, tens-MeV electron bunch produced with laser ponderomotive-force acceleration in a plasma wire, exceeding 10{sup 6} photons/s in the form of ∼160 as pulses in the range of 3–300 keV are predicted, with a peak brightness of ≥5 × 10{sup 20} photons/(s mm{sup 2} mrad{sup 2} 0.1% bandwidth). Our study suggests that the physical scheme discussed in this work can be used for an ultrafast (attosecond) x-ray source, which is the most beneficial for time-resolved atomic physics, dubbed “attosecond physics.”.

• OSTI ID: 22224134
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 103, Issue 17; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ACCELERATION
ATOMIC PHYSICS
BEAM BUNCHING
BRIGHTNESS
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRONS
KEV RANGE
LASERS
MEV RANGE
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
PEAKS
PHOTONS
PONDEROMOTIVE FORCE
PULSES
RELATIVISTIC PLASMA
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
THOMSON SCATTERING
TIME RESOLUTION
WIRES
X RADIATION
X-RAY SOURCES