Generation of hard X-rays using an ultrafast fiber laser system

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 13942-13948

  Liao, Kai Hsiu ^a   Mordovanakis, Aghapi G ^a   Hou, Bixue ^a   Chang, Guoqing ^a   Rever, Matthew ^a   Mourou, Gerard ^a   Nees, John ^a   Galvanauskas, Almantas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; FIBERS; NICKEL; WAVEFRONTS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DEFORMABLE MIRROR; ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PARABOLOIDAL MIRROR; ULTRAFAST FIBER LASER SYSTEM;

LASER RADIATION;

EID: 35348999614     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.013942     Document Type: Article

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