Polychromatic x-ray production in helium from a femtosecond high-intensity laser system

Kim Ta Phuoc; Antoine Rousse; L. Notebaert; M. Pittman; Jean-Philippe Rousseau; Victor Malka; S. Fritzler; Stéphane Sebban; Philippe Balcou; D. Hulin; J.R. Marques; P. G. David

Polychromatic x-ray production in helium from a femtosecond high-intensity laser system

Kim Ta Phuoc ¹ Antoine Rousse ¹ L. Notebaert ¹ M. Pittman ¹ Jean-Philippe Rousseau ¹ Victor Malka ¹ S. Fritzler ¹ Stéphane Sebban ¹ Philippe Balcou ¹ D. Hulin ¹ J.R. Marques ² P. G. David ²

1 LOA - Laboratoire d'optique appliquée

2 LULI - Laboratoire pour l'utilisation des lasers intenses

Abstract : Polychromatic x-ray radiation has been produced during the relativistic interaction of a 50-TW femtosecond laser with a helium gas jet. We have characterized the spectrum and the angular distribution of the x-ray emission as well as its dependency on the laser polarization and on the plasma electronic density. We have observed a broad continuous spectrum peaking at 0.15 keV with a significant tail up to 2 keV. The radiation was fairly collimated.

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Physics [physics] / Physics [physics] / Optics [physics.optics]

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