Bright coherent attosecond X-ray pulses from beam-driven relativistic mirrors

[2403.03277] Bright coherent attosecond X-ray pulses from beam-driven relativistic mirrors Skip to main content Search Submit Donate Log in Search arXiv Press Enter to search · Advanced search Physics > Plasma Physics arXiv:2403.03277 (physics) [Submitted on 5 Mar 2024] Title: Bright coherent attosecond X-ray pulses from beam-driven relativistic mirrors Authors: Marcel Lamač , Petr Valenta , Jaroslav Nejdl , Uddhab Chaulagain , Tae Moon Jeong , Sergei Vladimirovich Bulanov View a PDF of the paper titled Bright coherent attosecond X-ray pulses from beam-driven relativistic mirrors, by Marcel Lama\v{c} and 5 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract: Bright ultrashort X-ray pulses allow scientists to observe ultrafast motion of atoms and molecules. Coherent light sources, such as the X-ray free electron laser (XFEL), enable remarkable discoveries in cell biology, protein crystallography, chemistry or materials science. However, in contrast to optical lasers, lack of X-ray mirrors demands XFELs to amplify radiation over a single pass, requiring tens or hundreds of meters long undulators to produce bright femtosecond X-ray pulses. Here, we propose a new ultrafast coherent light source based on laser reflection from a relativistic mirror driven by a relativistic charged particle beam in micrometer-scale plasma. We show that reflection of millijoule-level laser pulses from such mirrors can produce bright, coherent and bandwidth-tunable attosecond X-ray pulses with peak intensity and spectral brightness comparable to XFELs. In addition, we find that beam-driven relativistic mirrors are highly robust, with laser-induced damage threshold exceeding solid-state components by at least two orders of magnitude. Our results promise a new way for bright coherent attosecond X-ray pulse generation, suitable for unique applications in fundamental physics, biology and chemistry. Subjects: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph) ; Optics (physics.optics) Cite as: arXiv:2403.03277 [physics.plasm-ph] (or arXiv:2403.03277v1 [physics.plasm-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2403.03277 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite Related DOI : https://doi.org/10.1103/w9yj-4hh5 Focus to learn more DOI(s) linking to related resources Submission history From: Marcel Lamač [ view email ] [v1] Tue, 5 Mar 2024 19:18:00 UTC (8,626 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Bright coherent attosecond X-ray pulses from beam-driven relativistic mirrors, by Marcel Lama\v{c} and 5 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) TeX Source view license Current browse context: physics.plasm-ph < prev | next > new | recent | 2024-03 Change to browse by: physics physics.optics References & Citations NASA ADS Google Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer ( What is the Explorer? ) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers ( What is Connected Papers? ) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps ( What is Litmaps? ) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations ( What are Smart Citations? ) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv ( What is alphaXiv? ) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers ( What is CatalyzeX? ) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub ( What is DagsHub? ) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub ( What is GotitPub? ) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face ( What is Huggingface? ) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast ( What is ScienceCast? ) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate ( What is Replicate? ) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces ( What is Spaces? ) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI ( What is TXYZ.AI? ) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower ( What are Influence Flowers? ) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender ( What is CORE? ) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs . Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax ( What is MathJax? ) We gratefully acknowledge support from our major funders , member institutions , , and all contributors. About · Help · Contact · Subscribe · Copyright · Privacy · Accessibility · Operational Status (opens in new tab) Major funding support from

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