Relic crystal-lattice effects on Raman compression of powerful X-ray pulses in plasmas

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Abstract

Powerful x-ray pulses might be compressed to even greater powers by means of backward Raman amplification in ultradense plasmas produced by ionizing condensed matter by the same pulses. The pulse durations contemplated are shorter than the time for complete smoothing of the crystal lattice by thermal motion of ions. Although inhomogeneities are generally thought to be deleterious to the Raman amplification, the relic lattice might, in fact, be useful for the Raman amplification. The x-ray frequency band gaps can suppress parasitic Raman scattering of amplified pulses, while enhanced dispersion of the x-ray group velocity near the gaps can delay self-phase-modulation instability, thereby enabling further amplification of the x rays.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number205001
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume99
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 12 2007

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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