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We report on the performance of a femtosecond laser-based hard X-ray Kα source operating up to 10 kHz repetition rate. Using chromium- or iron-containing tapes, spectrally narrow band Kα1 and Kα2 radiation at about 5.4 and 6.4 keV is generated. Employing up to 1 mJ pulse energy in the fundamental more than 109 Kα photons s-1 are generated in 4π steradian.
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Witte, H., Silies, M., Haarlammert, T. et al. Multi-kilohertz, ultrafast hard X-ray K α source. Appl. Phys. B 90, 11–14 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-007-2868-3
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