Generation of coherent XUV radiation in the water window

Author

Spielmann, C. ; Schnurer, M. ; Burnett, N.H. ; Kan, Chen ; Cheng, Zhongyuan ; Brabec, Thomas ; Krausz, F.

Author_Institution

Abteilung Quantenelektronik und Lasertech., Tech. Univ. Wien, Austria

fYear

1998

fDate

8-8 May 1998

Firstpage

26

Abstract

Summary form only given. He atoms driven coherently by intense laser pulses in the quasi-single-cycle regime are capable of emitting (spatially) coherent x-rays with photon energies in excess of 0.5 keV. Propagation effects have been found to play a dramatic role in shaping the XUV spectrum at high photon energies. Careful optimization of the operating regime will allow the realization of an efficient ultrafast laser pumped coherent XUV sources at high photon energies.

Keywords

X-ray production; helium; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; light coherence; optical pumping; 0.5 keV; He; He atoms; XUV spectrum; coherent XUV radiation generation; high photon energies; intense laser pulses; operating regime; optimization; photon energies; propagation effects; quasi-single-cycle regime; soft X-ray sources; spatially coherent x-rays; ultrafast laser pumped coherent XUV sources; 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.1998.680074

Filename

680074