A compact synchrotron radiation source driven by a laser-plasma wakefield accelerator

Jaroszynski, D.A. and Brunetti, E. and Wiggins, Mark and Budde, F. and Jackel, O. and Pfotenhauer, S. and Schwoerer, H. and Rohwer, E. (2008) A compact synchrotron radiation source driven by a laser-plasma wakefield accelerator. Nature Physics, 4 (2). pp. 130-133. ISSN 1745-2473 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphys811)

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Abstract

Ultrashort light pulses are powerful tools for time-resolved studies of molecular and atomic dynamics1. They arise in the visible and infrared range from femtosecond lasers2, and at shorter wavelengths, in the ultraviolet and X-ray range, from synchrotron sources3 and free-electron lasers4. Recent progress in laser wakefield accelerators has resulted in electron beams with energies from tens of mega-electron volts (refs 5,6,7) to more than 1 GeV within a few centimetres8, with pulse durations predicted to be several femtoseconds9. The enormous progress in improving beam quality and stability5, 6, 7, 8, 10 makes them serious candidates for driving the next generation of ultracompact light sources11. Here, we demonstrate the first successful combination of a laser-plasma wakefield accelerator, producing 55-75 MeV electron bunches, with an undulator to generate visible synchrotron radiation. By demonstrating the wavelength scaling with energy, and narrow-bandwidth spectra, we show the potential for ultracompact and versatile laser-based radiation sources from the infrared to X-ray energies. (Abstract from: http://www.nature.com/nphys/journal/v4/n2/abs/nphys811.html)

ORCID iDs

Jaroszynski, D.A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3006-5492, Brunetti, E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8302-9762, Wiggins, Mark ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7804-6146, Budde, F., Jackel, O., Pfotenhauer, S., Schwoerer, H. and Rohwer, E.;
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    ID code:17097
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    Subjects:Science > Physics > Plasma physics. Ionized gases
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
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    Date deposited:06 May 2010 15:49
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 09:20
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/17097
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