Title :
Quasi monoenergetic and tunable x-rays by laser Compton scattering from laser wakefield e-beam
Author :
Powers, Nathan D. ; Ghebregziabher, I. ; Golovin, G. ; Liu, Cong ; Chen, S. ; Banerjee, Sean ; Zhang, Juyong ; Umstadter, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
Abstract :
Quasi monoenergetic and tunable X-ray beams are reported by inverse-Compton scattering from laser wakefield accelerated electrons. The high peak brightness, ultrashort duration, and small size of the source make it uniquely suitable for many applications.
Keywords :
Compton effect; X-ray lasers; brightness; high-speed optical techniques; laser tuning; wakefield accelerators; high peak brightness; inverse-Compton scattering; laser Compton scattering; laser wakefield accelerated electrons; laser wakefield e-beam; quasimonoenergetic X-ray beams; tunable X-ray beams; ultrashort duration; Laser beams; Laser tuning; Measurement by laser beam; Power lasers; Scattering; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
