Demonstration of the synchrotron-type spectrum of laser-produced Betatron radiation

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 13, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Fourmaux, S ^a   Corde, S ^b   Ta Phuoc, K ^b   Leguay, P M ^a   Payeur, S ^a   Lassonde, P ^a   Gnedyuk, S ^a   Lebrun, G ^a   Fourment, C ^c   Malka, V ^b   Sebban, S ^b   Rousse, A ^b   Kieffer, J C ^a  

^a INRS EMT   (Canada)

^b LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETATRONS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

CRITICAL ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; KILOELECTRONVOLT; LASER WAKEFIELD; LASER-PLASMA ACCELERATOR; RADIATION MECHANISM; SPECTRAL MEASUREMENT; X RAY RADIATION;

X RAYS;

EID: 79953792421     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/13/3/033017     Document Type: Article

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