Demonstration of 8 × 1018 photons/second peaked at 1.8 Å in a relativistic Thomson scattering experiment

I. V. Pogorelsky*, I. Ben-Zvi, T. Hirose, S. Kashiwagi, V. Yakimenko, K. Kusche, P. Siddons, J. Skaritka, T. Kumita, A. Tsunemi, T. Omori, J. Urakawa, M. Washio, K. Yokoya, T. Okugi, Y. Liu, P. He, D. Cline

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Abstract

7.6 × 106 x-ray photons per 3.5 ps pulse are detected within a 1.8-2.3 Å spectral window during a proof-of-principle laser synchrotron source experiment. A 600 MW CO2 laser interacted in a head-on collision with a 60 MeV, 140 A, 3.5 ps electron beam. Both beams were focused to a σ = 32 μm spot. Our next plan is to demonstrate 10 10 x-ray photons per pulse using a CO2 laser of ∼1 TW peak power.

Original languageEnglish
Article number090702
Pages (from-to)8-15
Number of pages8
JournalPhysical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Volume3
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
  • Surfaces and Interfaces

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