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A proposed tabletop atto-second pulse coherent X-ray source

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Ultrafast Phenomena XV

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Chemical Physics ((CHEMICAL,volume 88))

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We propose a free-electron based attosecond coherent X-ray source powered by a laser-driven particle accelerator capable of producing sub-optical cycle electron pulses. The design parameters for the device are established by the one-dimensional FEL model.

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Plettner, T., Byer, R.L. (2007). A proposed tabletop atto-second pulse coherent X-ray source. In: Corkum, P., Jonas, D.M., Miller, R.J.D., Weiner, A.M. (eds) Ultrafast Phenomena XV. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 88. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68781-8_11

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