Broadband X-Ray Generation

Short pulses of softer X-rays of, for example, 3keV energy are very attractive for time-resolved diffraction studies of complex molecules and solids [9.298], The duration of laser-produced X-rays is much shorter (Ips) than 

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Generation of broadband X-rays from a solid-density plasma with medical applications... 

Written by an international panel of experts, this volume begins with a comparison of nonlinear optical spectroscopy and x-ray crystallography. The text examines the use of multiphoton fluorescence to study chemical phenomena in the skin, the use of nonlinear optics to enhance traditional optical spectroscopy, and the multimodal approach, which incorporates several spectroscopic techniques in one instrument. Later chapters explore Raman microscopy, third-harmonic generation microscopy, and nonlinear Raman microspectroscopy. The text explores the promise of beam shaping and the use of a broadband laser pulse generated through continuum generation and an optical pulse shaper. 

Fig. 14. Experimental set-up for the generation of ultra-short broadband hard X-ray radiation (From Ref. [67]).

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