X-RAYS FROM MICROSTRUCTURED TARGETS HEATED BY FEMTOSECOND LASERS

被引:92
作者
GORDON, SP
DONNELLY, T
SULLIVAN, A
HAMSTER, H
FALCONE, RW
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[1] Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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10.1364/OL.19.000484
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We have demonstrated efficient conversion of ultrashort-pulse laser energy to x rays with energies above 1 keV, using laser-produced plasmas generated on a variety of microstructured surfaces. Lithographically produced grating targets generated 0.1 mJ of kilo-electron-volt x rays, and porous gold and aluminum targets emitted 1 mJ. This represents an improvement of a factor of 100 over flat targets. The K-shell emission spectrum of porous aluminum was composed primarily of heliumlike spectral lines.
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