Laser-produced X-ray sources

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-138

  Hudson, L T ^a   Seely, J F ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

High energy density physics; High harmonic generation; Inverse Compton; Laser produced plasmas; Laser wake field; Strong field science; X ray diagnostics; X ray lasers; X ray metrology

Indexed keywords

HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY PHYSICS; HIGH-HARMONIC GENERATION; INVERSE COMPTON; STRONG-FIELD SCIENCE; X-RAY DIAGNOSTICS; X-RAY METROLOGY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN PLASMA; FLIP CHIP DEVICES; FLUID DYNAMICS; HARMONIC GENERATION; HIGH ENERGY LASERS; LASER DIAGNOSTICS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIATION EFFECTS; WAKES; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

X RAY LASERS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICAL EQUIPMENT; COMPTON EFFECT; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; KINETICS; LASER; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PHOTON; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY; X RAY LASER; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 70350783783     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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