Title :
Characterization of a minute hard x-ray source driven by a relativistic wavelength-cubed laser
Author :
Hou, B. ; Mordovanakis, A. ; Krol, A. ; Kieffer, J.C. ; Mourou, G. ; Nees, J.
Author_Institution :
Focus Center & Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
Tightly focused ultrashort-pulse light efficiently drives a hard x-ray source (eta=0.08%) with 9-mum size enabling imaging of small features using indigenous electrons in Mo and Au/Si. In-plane and out-of-plane angular distribution of x-rays is measured.
Keywords :
X-rays; gold; high-speed optical techniques; molybdenum; silver; angular distribution; indigenous electrons; minute hard x-ray source; relativistic wavelength cubed laser; ultrashort pulse light; Gold; Laser theory; Plasma density; Plasma materials processing; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Plasma x-ray sources; X-ray imaging; X-ray lasers; (340.7480) x-rays; (350.5400) plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628455
