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Efficient water-window X-ray pulse generation from femtosecond-laser-produced plasma by using a carbon nanotube target

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We adopt a multiwalled carbon nanotube target to increase the efficiency of water-window and [ ]Kα X-ray pulse conversion from femtosecond-laser-produced plasma. The diameter of the carbon nanotubes is around 30 nm and the length is about 12-μm. The X-ray fluence enhancement in the water-window region is sevenfold compared with a conventional carbon plate target. Further enhancement can be expected by optimizing the size of the carbon nanotubes. Soft X-ray pulse duration is 26 ps. It is also found that the [ ]Kα X-ray line emission from the Si substrate of the carbon nanotube target was enhanced. This result indicates that by covering various solid materials with carbon nanotubes, enhanced short [ ]Kα X-ray pulses with the corresponding wavelength can be obtained. These results show that carbon nanotubes are very attractive as a target for femtosecond laser-produced-plasma X-ray sources in single-shot X-ray microscopy and time-resolved X-ray diffraction.

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    T. Nishikawa, S. Suzuki, Y. Watanabe & H. Nakano

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Nishikawa, T., Suzuki, S., Watanabe, Y. et al. Efficient water-window X-ray pulse generation from femtosecond-laser-produced plasma by using a carbon nanotube target. Appl Phys B 78, 885–890 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-004-1429-2

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