Proposal for a Raman X-ray Free Electron Laser

Autor:	Balcou, Philippe
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Physics - Optics
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
DOI:	10.1140/epjd/e2010-00185-5
Popis:	A scheme for an X-ray free electron laser is proposed, based on a Raman process occurring during the interaction between a moderately relativistic bunch of free electrons, and twin intense short pulse lasers interfering to form a transverse standing wave along the electron trajectories. In the high intensity regime of the Kapitza-Dirac effect, the laser ponderomotive potential forces the electrons into a lateral oscillatory motion, resulting in a Raman scattering process. I show how a parametric process is triggered, resulting in the amplification of the Stokes component of the Raman-scattered photons. Experimental operating parameters and implementations, based both on LINAC and Laser Wakefield Acceleration techniques, are discussed. Comment: 22 pages
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/0906.0749 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv