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Ultrashort X-ray pulses

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In this paper, we discuss recent advances in ultrashort-pulse X-ray technology. Femtosecond laser-plasma based X-ray sources can now generate sub-pico-second soft X-ray pulses, with photon energies from ≈ 10 eV to ≈ 106 eV, and with a high conversion efficiency of incident laser light to broadband X-rays. Recent advances in high-speed X-ray detectors and soft X-ray optics make it practical to use such sources as experimental tools for time-resolved X-ray science. Other possible generation techniques, such as laser-electron-beam scattering, promise to further expand the experimental capabilities in this area.

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Murnane, M.M., Kapteyn, H.C., Gordon, S.P. et al. Ultrashort X-ray pulses. Appl. Phys. B 58, 261–266 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01081318

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