• DocumentCode
    500720
  • Title

    Coherent betatron radiation from laser-wakefield accelerated bunches of monoenergetic electrons

  • Author

    Mangles, S.P.D. ; Kneip, S. ; McGuffey, C. ; Bulanov, S.S. ; Chvykov, V. ; Dollar, F. ; Horovitz, Y. ; Huntington, C. ; Kalintchenko, G. ; Maksimchuk, A. ; Matsuoka, T. ; Palmer, C. ; Phuoc, K. Ta ; Rousseau, P. ; Yanovsky, V. ; Krushelnick, K. ; Najmudin

  • Author_Institution
    Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    X-rays generated by 0.1 - 0.5 GeV electron beams generated using a 100 TW laser are shown to have a low emittance, be spatially coherent and have a peak brightness comparable to 3rd generation synchrotron sources.
  • Keywords
    X-ray production; betatrons; coherence; electron beams; X-rays generation; coherent betatron radiation; electron beam; electron volt energy 0.1 GeV to 0.5 GeV; laser wakefield accelerated bunch; monoenergetic electrons; power 100 TW; Acceleration; Brightness; Electron beams; Laser beams; Laser theory; Light sources; Plasma accelerators; Plasma sources; Synchrotrons; X-ray lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5226136