This thesis describes the design and construction of a femtosecond X-ray source based on high harmonic generation in an argon filled hollow capillary waveguide. The system has demonstrated excellent efficiency at generating harmonics in the range 20-50 eV and is tuneable by exploiting the ionization-induced blue-shift that occurs in the waveguide. The X-ray source is designed for X-ray scattering experiments, which will ultimately allow the imaging of single biomolecules. Such experiments will require an intense, focused X-ray beam. Towards this aim, this thesis demonstrates focusing techniques based on tapered capillary optics, including a model that was developed to understand their behaviour.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:444943 |
Date | January 2007 |
Creators | Froud, Christopher Andrew |
Publisher | University of Southampton |
Source Sets | Ethos UK |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Source | https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/52042/ |
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