Published October 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Laser-field synchrotron radiation

  • 1. National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi 509-5292 (Japan)
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of High-Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, P.O. Box 800-211, Shanghai 201800 (China)
  • 3. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik I, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, D-44780 Bochum (Germany)
  • 4. State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, P.O. Box 800-211, Shanghai 201800 (China)

Description

An electron with an appropriate initial velocity injected into an oncoming, ultraintense circularly polarized laser pulse can execute a circular relativistic motion at the peak of the laser pulse. The circulating electron then radiates in the same manner as that in the storage ring of a conventional synchrotron source. Owing to the extremely small orbit radius, the laser-field synchrotron radiation thus generated can be a compact source of radiation pulses at short wavelength and short duration

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 103101-103101.5
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37017391
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRONS; LASER RADIATION; RELATIVISTIC PLASMA; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X-RAY SOURCES
Descriptors DEC
BREMSSTRAHLUNG; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; PLASMA; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIATIONS

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