A compact synchrotron radiation source driven by a laser-plasma wakefield accelerator

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 130-133

  Schlenvoigt, H P ^a   Haupt, K ^a   Debus, A ^a   Budde, F ^a   Jackel O ^a   Pfotenhauer, S ^a   Schwoerer, H ^a,b   Rohwer, E ^b   Gallacher, J G ^c   Brunetti, E ^c   Shanks, R P ^c   Wiggins, S M ^c   Jaroszynski, D A ^c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; LASER BEAMS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; RADIATION; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAYS;

COMPACT SYNCHROTRON; LASER WAKEFIELD ACCELERATORS; MEGA-ELECTRON-VOLT; NARROW BANDWIDTH; SHORTER WAVELENGTH; SYNCHROTRON SOURCE; TIME RESOLVED STUDIES; ULTRA-SHORT LIGHT PULSE;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 38849198582     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys811     Document Type: Article

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