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Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 10, Issue 4, 047202(2025)

Improvement of photon energy at X-ray free-electron lasers using plasma-based afterburner

Letian Liu1, Qianyi Ma1, Yuhui Xia1, Zhenan Wang1, Yuekai Chen1, Zhiyan Yang1, Dongchi Cai1, Zewei Xu1, Ziyao Tang1, Jianghao Hu1, Weiming An2,3, Chao Feng4, Xueqing Yan1,5,6, and Xinlu Xu1,5、a)
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, and Key Laboratory of HEDP of the Ministry of Education, CLAPA, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 2School of Physics and Astronomy, Beijing Normal University, No. 19, Xinjiekouwai St., Haidian District, Beijing 100875, China
  • 3Institute for Frontiers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Beijing Normal University, Changping District, Beijing 102206, China
  • 4Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 5Beijing Laser Acceleration Innovation Center, Huairou, Beijing 100871, China
  • 6Institute of Guangdong Laser Plasma Technology, Baiyun, Guangzhou 510540, China
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    Letian Liu, Qianyi Ma, Yuhui Xia, Zhenan Wang, Yuekai Chen, Zhiyan Yang, Dongchi Cai, Zewei Xu, Ziyao Tang, Jianghao Hu, Weiming An, Chao Feng, Xueqing Yan, Xinlu Xu. Improvement of photon energy at X-ray free-electron lasers using plasma-based afterburner[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(4): 047202

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    Received: Mar. 22, 2025

    Accepted: Jun. 3, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 28, 2025

    The Author Email: Xinlu Xu (xuxinlu@pku.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1063/5.0272184

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    laser devices and laser physics
    Lasers and Laser Optics
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