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Phys. Rev. E 75, 026404 (2007) [5 pages]

Compression of powerful x-ray pulses to attosecond durations by stimulated Raman backscattering in plasmas

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V. M. Malkin and N. J. Fisch
Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA

J. S. Wurtele
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory & Physics Department, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA

Received 9 May 2006; published 20 February 2007

BackwardRaman amplification (BRA) in plasmas holds the potential for longitudinalcompression and focusing of powerful x-ray pulses. In principle, thismethod is capable of producing pulse intensities close to thevacuum breakdown threshold by manipulating the output of planned x-raysources. The minimum wavelength limit of BRA applicability to compressionof laser pulses in plasmas is found.

©2007 The American Physical Society

URL:	http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.75.026404
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevE.75.026404
PACS:	52.38.-r; 42.65.Re; 42.55.Vc; 41.60.Cr 52.38.-r Laser–plasma interactions 42.65.Re Ultrafast processes; optical pulse generation and pulse compression 42.55.Vc X- and -ray lasers 41.60.Cr Free-electron lasers YEAR: 2007
KEYWORDS:	backscatter, stimulated Raman scattering, plasma electromagnetic wave propagation, X-ray production, pulse compression, focusing, plasma nonlinear processes

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