High-repetition-rate hard X-ray generation with sub-millijoule femtosecond laser pulses |
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Authors: | M Hagedorn J Kutzner G Tsilimis H Zacharias |
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Institution: | (1) Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität, 48149 Münster, Germany |
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Abstract: | Hard X-ray radiation is generated at 1-kHz repetition rate on metal targets using 30-fs sub-millijoule laser pulses. Spinning-disc targets of medium-Z (Ti, Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn and Mo) and high-Z (Ta) metals are investigated. For medium-Z targets, characteristic K-shell emission (K and K) is observed in the 4–20 keV energy range in addition to a broadband bremsstrahlung background. Whereas in former studies similar results have been obtained by applying laser pulses in the tens-to-hundreds-of-millijoules range, we observe characteristic X-ray generation even at applied pulse energies as low as 100 J. The well-defined emission wavelength, the high intensity and the high brightness of this radiation makes this source a promising tool for time-resolved experiments with high-repetition-rate (10 kHz) small-scale table-top laser systems . PACS 42.65.-k; 52.38.Ph; 52.50.Jm |
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