Quasi Monoenergetic and Tunable X-rays by Laser Compton Scattering from Laser Wakefield e-beam

Authors

Nathan D. Powers, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Isaac Ghebregziabher, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Gregory V. Golovin, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Cheng Liu, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Shouyuan Chen, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Sudeep Banerjee, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Jun Zhang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Donald Umstadter, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2014

Citation

Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on Year: 2014

Comments

© 2014 OSA

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.