Bright source of Kα and continuum X rays by heating Kr clusters using a femtosecond laser

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 535-540

  Issac, R ^a   Wirthig, J ^a   Brunetti, E ^a   Vieux, G ^a   Ersfeld, B ^a   Jamison, S P ^a   Jones, D ^a   Bingham, R ^a   Clark, D ^a   Jaroszynski, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cluster nanoplasma; Intense lasers; Rare gas clusters; X ray generation

Indexed keywords

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; MAMMOGRAPHY; OSCILLATIONS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; RESONANCE; SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT; ULTRASHORT PULSES; X RAYS;

CLUSTER NANOPLASMA; FEMTOSECOND LASER; INTENSE LASERS; RARE GAS CLUSTERS; X-RAY GENERATION;

KRYPTON;

EID: 2442423462     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034603214099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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