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Hard X-ray generation and plasma filament formation under interaction of femtosecond laser pulses with large molecular clusters

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We have demonstrated that the efficiency of hard X-ray generation (with energy 2 − 4 keV) from the femtosecond laser excitation (intensity I ∼ 1016 W/cm2, pulse energy E ∼ 5 mJ) of large molecular clusters (SF6, CF3I) can reach ∼ 10−6 (with yield ∼ 109 photons/J). It was shown that at maximal X-ray yield, the plasma filament is essentially non-uniform and has a multifocal structure. It was observed that the amplitude of the central and trailing spectral components of the chirped laser pulse decreases after its interaction with the cluster target as a result of efficient laser energy absorption under self-focusing conditions.

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  1. Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    Vyacheslav M. Gordienko, Murat S. Dzhidzhoev, Irina A. Zhvaniya, Viktor T. Platonenko & Denis O. Fedorov

  2. Faculty of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    Dmitriy N. Trubnikov

  3. International Laser Center, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 119899, Moscow, Russia

    Vyacheslav M. Gordienko, Murat S. Dzhidzhoev, Irina A. Zhvaniya, Viktor T. Platonenko, Dmitriy N. Trubnikov & Denis O. Fedorov

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Gordienko, V.M., Dzhidzhoev, M.S., Zhvaniya, I.A. et al. Hard X-ray generation and plasma filament formation under interaction of femtosecond laser pulses with large molecular clusters. Eur. Phys. J. D 67, 55 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2013-30497-7

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