Title :
MeV X-rays from laser-produced plasmas
Author :
Schwoerer, H. ; Dusterer, S. ; Ziener, C. ; Feurer, T. ; Uschmann, I. ; Sauerbrey, R. ; Behrens, R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Opt. und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Femtosecond laser pulses in the visible wavelength regime with peak powers of several TW are able to generate hot plasmas if they are focused onto a solid target. With flux intensities of more than 10/sup 19/ W/cm/sup 2/ for a duration of a few tens of femtoseconds electrons with relativistic energies of up to many MeV are produced. We present novel results on angular and spectral distribution of MeV x-rays from relativistic laser plasmas.
Keywords :
X-ray production; electron density; plasma diagnostics; plasma production by laser; plasma temperature; MeV X-rays; femtosecond laser pulses; flux intensities; hot plasma generation; laser-produced plasmas; peak powers; relativistic energies; relativistic laser plasmas; spectral distribution; visible wavelength regime; Electrons; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Plasma density; Plasma sources; Plasma x-ray sources; Pulse shaping methods; Solids; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.907335
