Dr. Sylvain Fourmaux Profile

Dr. Sylvain Fourmaux

at Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Publications (30)

Proceedings Article | 9 June 2023 Presentation + Paper

Use of the Thin Film Compression (TFC) technique to generate laser-wakefield-based few femtoseconds X-ray probe for ultrafast time-resolved measurements of plasmas

Jean-Claude Kieffer, Sylvain Fourmaux

Proceedings Volume 12577, 125770A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2669501

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Pulsed laser operation, Plasmas, Ultrafast phenomena, Femtosecond phenomena, Thin films, Hard x-rays, Ultrafast measurement systems, Tunable filters, Time metrology

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Proceedings Article | 8 June 2023 Presentation + Paper

LWFA-based x-ray machine to respond to strategic challenges

J. Kieffer, S. Fourmaux, E. Hallin

Proceedings Volume 12582, 1258206 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2664733

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray imaging, X-ray sources, Phase contrast, Mammography, Image retrieval, Electrons, Ultrafast imaging, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 24 April 2019 Presentation + Paper

Scaling LWFA-based betatron emission to the 1PW level

S. Fourmaux, J. Kieffer, E. Hallin

Proceedings Volume 11036, 110360D (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2523395

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Pulsed laser operation, Electrons, Plasma, Laser beam propagation, X-ray sources, Laser systems engineering, Laser energy, Time metrology, Near field

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2019 Paper

Radiation generation via non-linear optical processes during propagation of high peak and high average power fs pulses

S. Fourmaux, P. Lassonde, J. Kieffer, F. Théberge, M. Châteauneuf, E. Hallin

Proceedings Volume 11047, 1104718 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2515880

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Pulsed laser operation, Terahertz radiation, Electrons, Laser beam propagation, Photons, Atmospheric propagation, Nonlinear optics, Wave propagation, Plasmas

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2018 Presentation + Paper

Laser wakefield driven x-ray sources in Canada: a brillant future for agriculture and global food security

S. Fourmaux, J. C. Kieffer, E. Hallin

Proceedings Volume 10760, 107600E (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2319887

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray sources, Phase contrast, Imaging systems, Electrons, Pulsed laser operation, Hard x-rays, Laser energy, Plasma

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 2017 Paper

Application of laser-wakefield-based x-ray source to global food security issues

J. C. Kieffer, S. Fourmaux, E. Hallin, P. Arnison, N. Brereton, F. Pitre, M. Dixon, N. Tran

Proceedings Volume 10239, 1023906 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2263951

KEYWORDS: X-ray sources, X-rays, X-ray imaging, Phase contrast, Imaging systems, Sensors, Calibration, Optical fibers, Synchrotrons, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2017 Presentation + Paper

Ultrahigh resolution and brilliance laser wakefield accelerator betatron x-ray source for rapid in vivo tomographic microvasculature imaging in small animal models

Sylvain Fourmaux, Jean-Claude Kieffer, Andrzej Krol

Proceedings Volume 10137, 1013715 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2255080

KEYWORDS: X-ray sources, Tomography, Image resolution, In vivo imaging, Animal model studies, Preclinical imaging, X-rays, Pulsed laser operation, Photons, Plasma generation, X-ray imaging, Spatial resolution, Electrons

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Proceedings Article | 5 January 2017 Paper

The ultrafast high-peak power lasers in future biomedical and medical x-ray imaging

J. C. Kieffer, S. Fourmaux, A. Krol

Proceedings Volume 10226, 1022612 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2261795

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray imaging, X-ray sources, Laser applications, Pulsed laser operation, Biomedical optics, Ultrafast lasers, Imaging systems, K-alpha x-rays, Electron beams

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2015 Paper

Characterization of the in-line x-ray phase contrast imaging beam line developed at ALLS and based on laser driven betatron radiation

S. Fourmaux, K. Otani, A. Saraf, S. MacLean, M. Wesolowski, P. Babyn, E. Hallin, A. Krol, J. C. Kieffer

Proceedings Volume 9509, 950907 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2087603

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Imaging systems, X-ray imaging, Phase contrast, X-ray sources, Image resolution, Interfaces, Spatial frequencies, Electrons, Synchrotrons

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2015 Paper

High field physics at ALLS

A. Lachapelle, K. Otani, S. Fourmaux, S. Payeur, M. Glesser, S. MacLean, J. Kieffer

Proceedings Volume 9515, 95150B (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2181123

KEYWORDS: Electrons, Polarization, Pulsed laser operation, Scintillators, Mirrors, Argon, Physics, Laser systems engineering, Light sources, Ultrafast phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 24 October 2012 Paper

Laser wakefield acceleration: application to Betatron x-ray radiation production and x-ray imaging

S. Fourmaux, S. Corde, K. Ta Phuoc, P. Lassonde, S. Payeur, S. Gnedyuk, F. Martin, V. Malka, A. Rousse, J. C. Kieffer

Proceedings Volume 8412, 841211 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2001554

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Electrons, X-ray imaging, X-ray sources, Pulsed laser operation, Phase contrast, Plasma, Synchrotrons, Spatial resolution, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 19 October 2012 Paper

Recent progress on x-ray and pulsed particle beam sources at the Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) facility

S. Gnedyuk, S. Fourmaux, S. Payeur, P. Lassonde, J. MacLean, C. Tchervenkov, M. Glesser, V. Marceau, M. Piché, J. Fuchs, A. Krol, J. Kieffer

Proceedings Volume 8509, 850906 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929364

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Tumors, Electrons, Pulsed laser operation, Plasmas, Laser systems engineering, Light sources, Particle beams, X-ray imaging, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 19 October 2012 Paper

Longitudinal field acceleration of electrons by a tightly focused TM01 laser mode

J. MacLean, S. Payeur, S. Fourmaux, C. Tchervenkov, B. Schmidt, P. Lassonde, F. Légaré, M. Piché, J. Kieffer

Proceedings Volume 8509, 85090K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930053

KEYWORDS: Electrons, Electroluminescent displays, Electron beams, Pulsed laser operation, Polarization, Modes of laser operation, Oxygen, Magnetism, Plasma, Particles

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2011 Paper

Laser-based proton acceleration on ultrathin foil with a 100-TW-class high intensity laser system

S. Fourmaux, S. Buffechoux, S. Gnedyuk, B. Albertazzi, D. Capelli, L. Lecherbourg, A. Lévy, P. Audebert, D. Houde, R. Marjoribanks, F. Martin, H. Pépin, J. Fuchs, J. C. Kieffer

Proceedings Volume 8007, 80070L (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.905822

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Laser beam diagnostics, Pulsed laser operation, Electrons, Laser systems engineering, Mirrors, Picosecond phenomena, Femtosecond phenomena, Aluminum, Target detection

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Proceedings Article | 26 May 2011 Paper

Initial steps towards imaging tumors during their irradiation by protons with the 200TW laser at the Advanced Laser Light Source facility (ALLS)

S. Fourmaux, S. Corde, K. Ta Phuoc, S. Buffechoux, S. Gnedyuk, A. Rousse, A. Krol, J. Kieffer

Proceedings Volume 8079, 80791I (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.890949

KEYWORDS: Tumors, Phase contrast, X-rays, X-ray sources, X-ray imaging, Pulsed laser operation, Laser applications, Solids, Hard x-rays, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2010 Paper

Betatron x-ray radiation production experiments at the ALLS facility using a 200 TW high intensity laser system

S. Fourmaux, S. Corde, K. Ta Phuoc, P. M. Leguay, S. Payeur, P. Lassonde, S. Gnedyuk, G. Lebrun, A. Rousse, J. C. Kieffer

Proceedings Volume 7750, 77500X (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873089

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Laser systems engineering, Electrons, Pulsed laser operation, Charge-coupled devices, Plasma, Sensors, Collimation, Femtosecond phenomena, Synchrotrons

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2010 Paper

Laser-based proton acceleration experiments at the ALLS facility using a 200 TW high intensity laser system

S. Fourmaux, S. Buffechoux, B. Albertazzi, S. Gnedyuk, L. Lecherbourg, S. Payeur, P. Audebert, D. Houde, R. Marjoribanks, F. Martin, H. Pépin, J. Fuchs, J. C. Kieffer

Proceedings Volume 7750, 77500W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873090

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Pulsed laser operation, Laser systems engineering, Mirrors, Imaging systems, Ions, Aluminum, Femtosecond phenomena, Electrons, Laser energy

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2009 Paper

K-alpha x-ray source using high energy and high repetition rate laser system for phase contrast imaging

Cristina Serbanescu, Sylvain Fourmaux, Jean-Claude Kieffer, Russell Kincaid, Andrzej Krol

Proceedings Volume 7451, 745115 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826646

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray sources, Laser systems engineering, Imaging systems, Phase contrast, X-ray imaging, Femtosecond phenomena, K-alpha x-rays, Plasmas, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2009 Paper

Characterization of the laser beam distortion due to the thermal load on high average power femtosecond laser systems

S. Fourmaux, C. Serbanescu, L. Lecherbourg, S. Payeur, F. Martin, J. Kieffer

Proceedings Volume 7386, 738637 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.839811

KEYWORDS: Laser systems engineering, Distortion, Optical components, Pulsed laser operation, Monochromatic aberrations, Wavefronts, Femtosecond phenomena, Carbon, Mirrors, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2008 Paper

Development of ultrafast laser-based x-ray in-vivo phase-contrast micro-CT beamline for biomedical applications at Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS)

Russell Kincaid, Andrzej Krol, Sylvain Fourmaux, Jean-Claude Kieffer, Cristina Serbanescu, Marina Servol, Levon Vogelsang, Steve Wilkins, Andrew Stevenson, Yakov Nesterets, Edward Lipson, Hongwei Ye, Andrew Pogany

Proceedings Volume 7078, 707818 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.795542

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray imaging, X-ray sources, Sensors, In vivo imaging, Imaging systems, Laser development, Tomography, Optical spheres, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 25 March 2008 Paper

Soft tissue small avascular tumor imaging with x-ray phase-contrast micro-CT in-line holography

Yakov Nesterets, Tim Gureyev, Andrew Stevenson, Andrew Pogany, Steve Wilkins, Russell Kincaid, Hongwei Ye, Levon Vogelsang, Edward Lipson, Ioana Coman, Sylvain Fourmaux, Jean-Claude Kieffer, Andrzej Krol

Proceedings Volume 6913, 69133Z (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.772761

KEYWORDS: Tumors, Tissues, X-rays, X-ray imaging, Holography, Tomography, Edge detection, Ultrafast imaging, X-ray sources, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 2 October 2007 Paper

New 100-Hz repetition rate soft x-ray laser plasma source for ultrafast XANES applications

S. Fourmaux, L. Lecherbourg, M. Chagnon, H. Bandulet, P. Audebert, J. Kieffer

Proceedings Volume 6703, 67030D (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.735274

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Vanadium, Plasma, Ultrafast phenomena, X-ray sources, X-ray lasers, Picosecond phenomena, Silicon, Spectroscopy, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2007 Paper

New ultra fast x-ray streak camera for the advanced laser light source facility

C. Martel, S. Fourmaux, L. Lecherbourg, H. Bandulet, J. Kieffer

Proceedings Volume 6703, 67030K (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734050

KEYWORDS: Streak cameras, Cameras, X-rays, Ultrafast phenomena, X-ray sources, Light sources, Femtosecond phenomena, Spatial resolution, Plasma, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 11 January 2007 Paper

Development of streak cameras for time-resolved experiments at the advanced laser light source laboratory

C. Martel, S. Fourmaux, C. Côté, S. Magnan, L. Lecherbourg, J. C. Kieffer

Proceedings Volume 6279, 627909 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.725063

KEYWORDS: Streak cameras, X-rays, Picosecond phenomena, Cameras, Spatial resolution, Ultrafast phenomena, Light sources, Temporal resolution, Femtosecond phenomena, Diagnostics

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2005 Paper

Study of a soft x-ray (1-5 nm) laser plasma source for femtosecond time resolved XAS

S. Fourmaux, L. Lecherbourg, J. Kieffer, F. Martin, H. Pépin, M. Chaker, S. Magnan, C. Coté

Proceedings Volume 5920, 592004 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619271

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Optical filters, Femtosecond phenomena, Carbon, Plasma, Spectroscopy, Streak cameras, Picosecond phenomena, X-ray sources, Ultrafast phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2005 Paper

High-intensity high-order harmonic generation for attosecond autocorrelation measurements

T. Ozaki, H. Bandulet, S. Fourmaux, J. Kieffer, R. Ganeev, H. Kuroda

Proceedings Volume 5920, 592006 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619325

KEYWORDS: Solids, Aluminum, X-rays, Boron, Laser ablation, Sapphire lasers, Chemical species, Ionization, High harmonic generation, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2005 Paper

Phase contrast micro-CT with an ultrafast laser-based x-ray source

R. Toth, J. Kieffer, A. Krol, S. Fourmaux, T. Ozaki, H. Ye, R. Kincaid, A. Rakhman

Proceedings Volume 5918, 591813 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617710

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray imaging, X-ray sources, Phase contrast, Ultrafast imaging, Femtosecond phenomena, Sensors, Spatial resolution, Molybdenum, Silver

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Proceedings Article | 7 January 2004 Paper

Hard x-ray emission from intense femtosecond laser-solid target interactions

Liming Chen, Patrick Forget, R. Toth, S. Fourmaux, Jean-Claude Kieffer, Andrzej Krol, Charles Chamberlain, Bixue Hou, John Nees, Gerard Mourou

Proceedings Volume 5196, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.502299

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, X-rays, Electrons, Hard x-rays, Absorption, Femtosecond phenomena, Plasma, Silver, Solids, Laser energy

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Proceedings Article | 14 November 2003 Paper

Femtosecond x-ray diagnostic

Davide Boschetto, Christian Rischel, Olivier Albert, Jean Etchepare, Ingo Uschmann, S. Fourmaux, Daniele Hulin, Eckhart Forster, Antoine Rousse

Proceedings Volume 5147, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537507

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Femtosecond phenomena, X-ray diffraction, Diffraction, Ultrafast phenomena, Crystals, X-ray sources, X-ray optics, Pulsed laser operation, Plasma

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Proceedings Article | 14 November 2001 Paper

Femtosecond solid-liquid phase transition studied with ultrafast x-ray diffraction

S. Fourmaux, Antoine Rousse, Christian Rischel, Ingo Uschmann, Stephane Sebban, Philippe Balcou, G. Grillon, Eckhart Forster, Jean-Claude Gauthier, Daniele Hulin

Proceedings Volume 4504, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.448474

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray diffraction, Femtosecond phenomena, Ultrafast phenomena, Semiconductors, Gallium arsenide, Semiconductor lasers, Plasma, Picosecond phenomena, Crystals

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