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Highly efficient nanoscale X-ray sources

Nature Photonics volume 12, pages 62–63 (2018)Cite this article

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Irradiating arrays of metal nanowires with intense femtosecond laser pulses produces high-brightness picosecond X-ray pulses. By specifically tailoring the plasma properties, up to 20% conversion efficiency of optical light into X-rays can be achieved.

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Fig. 1: Generation of picosecond X-ray pulses from an array of nanowires.

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Rolles, D. Highly efficient nanoscale X-ray sources. Nature Photon 12, 62–63 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-018-0092-9

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