Reconstruction of lateral coherence and 2D emittance in plasma betatron X-ray sources.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 Jan 2024
19 Jan 2024
Historique:
received:
02
10
2023
accepted:
16
01
2024
medline:
20
1
2024
pubmed:
20
1
2024
entrez:
19
1
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
X-ray sources have a strong social impact, being implemented for biomedical research, material and environmental sciences. Nowadays, compact and accessible sources are made using lasers. We report evidence of nontrivial spectral-angular correlations in a laser-driven betatron X-ray source. Furthermore, by angularly-resolved spectral measurements, we detect the signature of spatial phase modulations by the electron trajectories. This allows the lateral coherence function to be retrieved, leading to the evaluation of the coherence area of the source, determining its brightness. Finally, the proposed methodology allows the unprecedented reconstruction of the size of the X-ray source and the electron beam emittance in the two main emission planes in a single shot. This information will be of fundamental interest for user applications of new radiation sources.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38243043
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52231-z
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-52231-z
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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IM
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1719Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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