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- F.V. Hartemann, S. Anderson, C.P.J. Barty, S.M. Betts, R. Booth, J. Brown, K. Crane, R.R. Cross, D.N. Fittinghoff, D. Gibson, E.P. Hartouni, J. Kuba, G.P. Le Sage, D.R. Slaughter, P.T. Springer, A. Tremaine, A.J. Wootton
LLNL, Livermore, California
- J. Rosenzweig
UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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The LLNL PLEIADES (Picosecond Laser-Electron Inter-Action for the Dynamical Evaluation of Structures) facility is now operating between 30 and 80 keV, and produces > 5 x 106 photons per shot at 10 Hz. This important milestone offers a new opportunity to develop laser-driven, compact, tunable x-ray sources for critical applications such as NIF diagnostics, time-resolved material studies, and advanced biomedical imaging. Initial x-rays were captured with a CCD using a CsI scintillator; the photon energy was measured at approximately 70 keV, and the observed spectral and angular distributions found to agree very well with three-dimensional codes. The electron beam was focused to 30 um rms, at 54 MeV, with 250 pC of charge, a relative energy spread of 0.2%, and a normalized emittance of 10 mm.mrad. Optimization of the x-ray dose is currently underway, with the goal of reaching 107 photons per shot and a peak brightness approaching 1017 photons/mm2/mrad2/s/0.1%bandwidth. High-Z K-edge radiographs have been demonstrated, as well as diffraction using highly-ordered pyrolytic graphite crystals. Nonlinear scattering experiments, using a tightly focused laser spot will also be discussed, as well as plans to develop a source capable of reaching 1% conversion efficiency from the electron beam kinetic energy into x-rays, and ultrafast diffraction experiments.
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