Title :
Coherence-based transverse measurement of synchrotron x-ray radiation from relativistic laser-plasma interaction and of laser-accelerated electrons
Author :
Shah, Rahul C. ; Albert, F. ; Phuoc, K. Ta ; Burgy, F. ; Rousseau, J.P. ; Shevchenko, O. ; Boschetto, D. ; Rousse, A. ; Pukhov, Alexander ; Kiselev, Sergei
Author_Institution :
Laboratoire d¿Optique Appliquée, ENSTA, CNRS UMR7639, Ecole Polytechnique, Chemin de la Huniÿre, 91761 Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Fresnel diffraction of x-ray beam from laser-plasma interaction shows incoherent-source diameter¿8 ¿m. Analysis shows this corresponds to accelerated electron profile in plasma agreeing with simulation.
Keywords :
Acceleration; Electrons; Laser beams; Plasma accelerators; Plasma measurements; Plasma simulation; Plasma x-ray sources; Synchrotron radiation; X-ray diffraction; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431186
