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Spatial coherence properties of a compact and ultrafast laser-produced plasma keV x-ray source

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Boschetto, D; Mourou, G; Rousse, A; Mordovanakis, A; Hou, B; Nees, J; Kumah, D; Clarke, R
Published in: Applied Physics Letters
January 15, 2007

The authors use Fresnel diffraction from knife-edges to demonstrate the spatial coherence of a tabletop ultrafast x-ray source produced by laser-plasma interaction. Spatial coherence is achieved in the far field by producing micrometer-scale x-ray spot dimensions. The results show an x-ray source size of 6 μm that leads to a transversal coherence length of 20 μm at a distance of 60 cm from the source. Moreover, they show that the source size is limited by the spatial spread of the absorbed laser energy. © 2007 American Institute of Physics.

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Applied Physics Letters

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0003-6951

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January 15, 2007

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90

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1

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  • Applied Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
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Boschetto, D., Mourou, G., Rousse, A., Mordovanakis, A., Hou, B., Nees, J., … Clarke, R. (2007). Spatial coherence properties of a compact and ultrafast laser-produced plasma keV x-ray source. Applied Physics Letters, 90(1). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2426941
Boschetto, D., G. Mourou, A. Rousse, A. Mordovanakis, B. Hou, J. Nees, D. Kumah, and R. Clarke. “Spatial coherence properties of a compact and ultrafast laser-produced plasma keV x-ray source.” Applied Physics Letters 90, no. 1 (January 15, 2007). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2426941.
Boschetto D, Mourou G, Rousse A, Mordovanakis A, Hou B, Nees J, et al. Spatial coherence properties of a compact and ultrafast laser-produced plasma keV x-ray source. Applied Physics Letters. 2007 Jan 15;90(1).
Boschetto, D., et al. “Spatial coherence properties of a compact and ultrafast laser-produced plasma keV x-ray source.” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 90, no. 1, Jan. 2007. Scopus, doi:10.1063/1.2426941.
Boschetto D, Mourou G, Rousse A, Mordovanakis A, Hou B, Nees J, Kumah D, Clarke R. Spatial coherence properties of a compact and ultrafast laser-produced plasma keV x-ray source. Applied Physics Letters. 2007 Jan 15;90(1).

Published In

Applied Physics Letters

DOI

ISSN

0003-6951

Publication Date

January 15, 2007

Volume

90

Issue

1

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 10 Technology
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences