A broadband laser plasma X-ray source for application in ultrafast chemical structure dynamics
Author
Summary, in English
A plasma source free from characteristic emission lines is described, based on laser irradiation of a
water jet in a helium atmosphere. Various key aspects of the laser interaction are presented along
with practical characterization of the observed isotropic ~4–10 keV x-ray emissions,
measurements of which indicate subpicosecond duration. Observations are consistent with a vacuum
heating plasma mechanism at the helium-water interface and indicate strong potential for in-house
ultrafast chemical structure dynamics application when coupled to contemporary detector
developments.
water jet in a helium atmosphere. Various key aspects of the laser interaction are presented along
with practical characterization of the observed isotropic ~4–10 keV x-ray emissions,
measurements of which indicate subpicosecond duration. Observations are consistent with a vacuum
heating plasma mechanism at the helium-water interface and indicate strong potential for in-house
ultrafast chemical structure dynamics application when coupled to contemporary detector
developments.
Department/s
Publishing year
2007
Language
English
Pages
1-115105
Publication/Series
Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume
78
Issue
11
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Topic
- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1089-7623