Efficient hard X-ray source using femtosecond plasma at solid targets with a modified surface

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-306

  Gavrilov, S A ^a,b   Golishnikov, D M ^a   Gordienko, V M ^a   Savel'ev, A B ^a   Volkov, R V ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Femtosecond laser plasma; Modified surface; X ray source

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LASER PULSES; SILICON WAFERS;

FEMTOSECOND LASER PLASMA; LASER-INDUCED CRATERS; MODIFIED SURFACE; X-RAY SOURCE;

X RAY OPTICS;

EID: 10044295994     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026303460422314X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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