Tunable, quasi-monoenergetic X-rays from Thomson scattering with laser-driven electrons

  • Stefan Karsch
  • , Johannes Wenz
  • , Konstantin Khrennikov
  • , Matthias Heigoldt
  • , Alexander Buck
  • , Jiancai Xu
  • , Antonia Popp
  • , Andreas Maier
  • , Nathaniel Kajumba
  • , Florian Grüner
  • , Simone Schleede
  • , Laszlo Veisz
  • , Franz Pfeiffer

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Abstract

We present the first quasi-monochromatic and energy-tunable Thomson-backscattering X-ray source created by colliding laser-driven electron beams with a laser pulse. Tunability between 10 keV and 40 keV is achieved by varying the electron energy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFrontiers in Optics, FiO 2014
PublisherOptical Society of America (OSA)
ISBN (Electronic)1557522863
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Oct 2014

Publication series

NameFrontiers in Optics, FiO 2014

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