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SUBMITTER: Schnell M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3778521 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20130101
Laser-plasma particle accelerators could provide more compact sources of high-energy radiation than conventional accelerators. Moreover, because they deliver radiation in femtosecond pulses, they could improve the time resolution of X-ray absorption techniques. Here we show that we can measure and control the polarization of ultra-short, broad-band keV photon pulses emitted from a laser-plasma-based betatron source. The electron trajectories and hence the polarization of the emitted X-rays are e ...[more]