Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP140100813

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP140100813

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Bright x-ray beams from laser-driven microplasmas. This project aims to develop a new generation of bright, laser-like x-ray sources for laboratory use. X-ray sources underpin key diagnostic techniques in materials science, advancing applications from structural engineering through to ore processing and energy storage. However, the limited brightness of present-day laboratory x-ray sources restricts the utility and range of these diagnostic techniques. This research intends to use intense lasers to create microscopic plasmas and drive high harmonic generation. The high harmonic generation process is already used to create laser-like ultraviolet light. By optimising the characteristics of the plasma medium, the project aims to extend bright high harmonic generation to the x-ray regime.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 11-11-2014

End Date: 10-11-2016

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $240,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Optical Physics | Lasers and Quantum Electronics | Plasma Physics; Fusion Plasmas; Electrical Discharges | Atomic and Molecular Physics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Scientific Instruments | Expanding Knowledge in Technology |

Other Keywords

Atomic and Molecular Physics | Expanding Knowledge in Technology | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Lasers and Quantum Electronics | Optical Physics | Plasma Physics; Fusion Plasmas; Electrical Discharges | Scientific Instruments

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