Femtosecond X-ray generation in the water window using 28-fs laser pulses

Author

Zenghu Chang ; Rundquist, Armand ; Haiwen Wang ; Murnane, Margaret M. ; Kapteyn, Henry C. ; Christov, Ivaylo

Author_Institution

Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

8-8 May 1998

Firstpage

26

Lastpage

27

Abstract

Summary form only given.Recent advances in laser technology have led to fs X-ray production by high harmonic generation using ultrashort pulses with pulse durations in the range of 5-25 fs. We have shown that the cutoff harmonic photon energy hv, is inversely proportional to the square of the log of the laser pulse duration, and is simply described by an analytical formula.

Keywords

X-ray production; helium; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; optical harmonic generation; 28 fs; 5 to 25 fs; He; analytical formula; cutoff harmonic photon energy; femtosecond X-ray generation; fs X-ray production; fs laser pulses; high harmonic generation; inversely proportional; laser pulse duration; laser technology; pulse durations; ultrashort pulses; water window; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Biomedical optical imaging; Ionization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; X-ray lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics Conference, 1998. IQEC 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-541-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IQEC.1998.680075

Filename

680075