Transmissions of an x-ray free electron laser pulse through Al: Influence of nonequilibrium electron kinetics
Cheng Gao1,2, Yongjun Li3, Fengtao Jin1,2
1Department of Physics, College of Science, <a href="https://ror.org/05d2yfz11">National University of Defense Technology</a>, Changsha Hunan 410073, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A theoretical model for investigating the radiative transfer of an x-ray free electron laser (XFEL) pulse is developed based on a one-dimensional radiative transfer equation. The population dynamics of energy levels is obtained by rate equation approximation coupling with the Fokker-Planck equation, in which the electron energy distribution function (EEDF) is self-consistently determined. As an illustrative example, XFEL pulse propagation through a solid-density aluminum (Al) is investigated. The characteristics of the temporal evolution of the x-ray pulse shape, level population, and EEDF are demonstrated. The EEDF usually has two parts in XFEL-Al interactions: the near equilibrium part in the lower energy regions and the nonequilibrium part in the higher energy region. The deep gap between the two parts is quickly filled in the solid-density Al plasma. The pulse shape is distorted and the duration shortens as the x-ray pulse propagates through the Al sample. The x-ray transmission spectra were compared with experimental and other theoretical results, and good agreement was found. There are slight discrepancies between the transmission obtained by solving the Fokker-Planck equation and Maxwellian assumptions because nonequilibrium electrons in the higher energy region account for only a small fraction of the total electrons.
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