Attosecond-Angstrom free-electron-laser towards the cold beam limit

Free-electron lasers (FELs) can produce bright X-ray pulses, but require high quality electron beams. Here the authors show how to generate and preserve ultrabright electron beams from plasma-based accelerators for ultra-compact, high-brightness X-ray FELs.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. F. Habib, G. G. Manahan, P. Scherkl, T. Heinemann, A. Sutherland, R. Altuiri, B. M. Alotaibi, M. Litos, J. Cary, T. Raubenheimer, E. Hemsing, M. J. Hogan, J. B. Rosenzweig, P. H. Williams, B. W. J. McNeil, B. Hidding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36592-z