1. High brightness keV harmonics from relativistically oscillating plasma surfaces
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Dromey, B., Adams, D., Kar, S., Bellei, C., Carroll, D. C., Clarke, R. J., Green, J. S., Kneip, S., Markey, K., Nagel, S. R., Simpson, P. T., Willingale, L., McKenna, P., Neely, D., Najmudin, Z., Krushelnick, K., Norreys, P. A., Zepf, M., Dromey, B., Adams, D., Kar, S., Bellei, C., Carroll, D. C., Clarke, R. J., Green, J. S., Kneip, S., Markey, K., Nagel, S. R., Simpson, P. T., Willingale, L., McKenna, P., Neely, D., Najmudin, Z., Krushelnick, K., Norreys, P. A., and Zepf, M.
- Abstract
X-ray harmonic radiation extending to 3.3 Å, 3.8 keV from Petawatt class laser-solid interactions is presented. The harmonic spectra display a relativistic limit scaling up to ~3000th order, above which an intensity dependent scaling roll-over is observed. Highly directional beamed emission for harmonic photon energy hν > 1 keV is found to be into a cone angle < 4°, significantly less than that of the incident laser cone (20°).
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- 2009
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