Controlling the spectrum of x-rays generated in a laser-plasma accelerator by tailoring the laser wavefront Export

@article{citeulike:6072367, abstract = {By tailoring the wavefront of the laser pulse used in a laser-wakefield accelerator, we show that the properties of the x-rays produced due to the electron beam's betatron oscillations in the plasma can be controlled. By creating a wavefront with coma, we find that the critical energy of the synchrotronlike x-ray spectrum can be significantly increased. The coma does not substantially change the energy of the electron beam, but does increase its divergence and produces an energy-dependent exit angle, indicating that changes in the x-ray spectrum are due to an increase in the electron beam's oscillation amplitude within the wakefield.}, author = {Mangles, S. P. D. and Genoud, G. and Kneip, S. and Burza, M. and Cassou, K. and Cros, B. and Dover, N. P. and Kamperidis, C. and Najmudin, Z. and Persson, A. and Schreiber, J. and Wojda, F. and Wahlstr\"{o}m, C. G.}, citeulike-article-id = {6072367}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=APPLAB000095000018181106000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aip.org/link/?APL/95/181106}, day = {4}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters}, keywords = {acceleration, beam, betatron, bunch, control, electron, front, laser, oscillation, plasma, pulse, spectrum, wakefield, wave, x-ray}, month = {November}, number = {18}, pages = {181106+}, posted-at = {2009-11-12 17:34:36}, priority = {3}, publisher = {AIP}, title = {Controlling the spectrum of x-rays generated in a laser-plasma accelerator by tailoring the laser wavefront}, url = {http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=APPLAB000095000018181106000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes}, volume = {95}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6072367 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6072367 N2 - By tailoring the wavefront of the laser pulse used in a laser-wakefield accelerator, we show that the properties of the x-rays produced due to the electron beam's betatron oscillations in the plasma can be controlled. By creating a wavefront with coma, we find that the critical energy of the synchrotronlike x-ray spectrum can be significantly increased. The coma does not substantially change the energy of the electron beam, but does increase its divergence and produces an energy-dependent exit angle, indicating that changes in the x-ray spectrum are due to an increase in the electron beam's oscillation amplitude within the wakefield. IS - 18 JF - Applied Physics Letters TI - Controlling the spectrum of x-rays generated in a laser-plasma accelerator by tailoring the laser wavefront PB - AIP VL - 95 SP - 181106 KW - acceleration KW - beam KW - betatron KW - bunch KW - control KW - electron KW - front KW - laser KW - oscillation KW - plasma KW - pulse KW - spectrum KW - wakefield KW - wave KW - x-ray AU - Mangles, SPD AU - Genoud, G AU - Kneip, S AU - Burza, M AU - Cassou, K AU - Cros, B AU - Dover, NP AU - Kamperidis, C AU - Najmudin, Z AU - Persson, A AU - Schreiber, J AU - Wojda, F AU - Wahlström, CG PY - 2009/11/04/ UR - http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=APPLAB000095000018181106000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes ER -