Micro X-ray Sources from Femtosecond Laser Plasmas

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5196, Issue , 2004, Pages 344-351

  Serbanescu, C G ^a   Santiago, J ^a   Fedosejevs, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Femtosecond; K radiation; keV x ray; Laser produced plasma

Indexed keywords

HEATING; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHOTONS; RESONANCE; ULTRASHORT PULSES; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

FEMTOSECOND; KΑ RADIATION; KEV X-RAYS;

X RAYS;

EID: 1942517961     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.504864     Document Type: Conference Paper

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