Control of the Polarization of a Vacuum-Ultraviolet, High-Gain, Free-Electron Laser

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Authors

E. Allaria · Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.

B. Diviacco · Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.

Carlo Callegari · Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.

P. Finetti · Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.

Bernard Mahieu · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Jens Viefhaus · Hamburg Institut (Germany)

Marco Zangrando

Abstract

The FERMI facility in Trieste, Italy, is ideal for generating and measuring light characterized by tunable polarization states in the vacuum ultraviolet spectral range. New results reveal a high degree of polarization (>0.9) over 26--55 nanometers.

Topics & Keywords

Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Physical Review X

Volume 4, Issue 4

DOI: 10.1103/physrevx.4.041040

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