• DocumentCode
    1770624
  • Title

    X-ray generation by relativistic laser-accelerated electrons

  • Author

    Karsch, S. ; Wenz, J. ; Khrennikov, K. ; Heigoldt, M. ; Popp, A. ; Buck, A. ; Xu, Jie ; Veisz, L. ; Chou, S.-W. ; Maier, Andreas ; Kajumba, N. ; Seggebrock, T. ; Gruner, F. ; Guggenmos, A. ; Kleineberg, U. ; Schleede, S. ; Bech, M. ; Thibault, P. ; Pfeiff

  • Author_Institution
    Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ. Munchen, Garching, Germany
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Laser-wakefield-accelerated electrons were used to drive an all-optical undulator source, a 5-keV betatron X-ray source and a tunable quasi-monochromatic Compton-X-ray source. Also, we present a phase-contrast tomogram of a fly obtained with the betatron beam.
  • Keywords
    X-ray optics; betatrons; free electron lasers; laser beams; optical tomography; wakefield accelerators; wigglers; X-ray generation; X-ray source; all-optical undulator source; betatron beam; electron volt energy 5 keV; laser wakefield-accelerated electrons; phase-contrast tomogram; relativistic laser-accelerated electrons; tunable quasimonochromatic Compton-X-ray source; Free electron lasers; Gas lasers; Laser beams; Laser stability; Laser theory; Undulators; X-ray lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989019