NONLINEAR THOMSON SCATTERING FOR OFF-AXIS INTERACTION GEOMETRIES

Authors
ESAREY E RIDE SK BAINE M TING A SPRANGLE P
Citation
E. Esarey et al., NONLINEAR THOMSON SCATTERING FOR OFF-AXIS INTERACTION GEOMETRIES, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 375(1-3), 1996, pp. 545-549
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
375
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
545 - 549
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1996)375:1-3<545:NTSFOI>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We examine the generation of X-rays via nonlinear Thomson scattering o f intense lasers from relativistic electron beams, with particular att ention to off-axis scattering geometries. We present analytic expressi ons for the intensity distribution of the scattered radiation, valid i n the nonlinear regime (arbitrary laser intensity) and including the g eneration of harmonics. Spectra are plotted numerically for the specif ic cases of head-on and transverse scattering. The dependence of X-ray pulse duration and photon flux on interaction geometry are also exami ned.