The activities proposed on APOLLON laser facility aim at extending the capabilities of the laser-induced radiation sources, currently emitting photons from typically 30 eV to tens of keV in beams of energy ranging from a few nJ to a few mJ and duration from a few tens of attoseconds to 10 nanoseconds.

Various approaches will be followed:

• plasma mirrors: high-order harmonics emission from solids,
  
• x-ray lasers: reaching shorter wavelengths and higher intensities, exploring new shemes such as inner-shell photo-pumping, breaking the ps duration barrier, etc,
  
• betatron radiation,
• and possibly flying mirrors.

Members of the thematic group

• Audebert Patrick (LULI)
• Boschetto Davide (LOA)
• Cassou Kevin (LAL)
• Couprie Marie-Emmanuelle (SOLEIL)
• Cros Brigitte (LPGP)
• Guilbaud Olivier (LPGP)
• Kazamias Sophie (LPGP)
• Klisnick Annie (ISMO)
• Martin Philippe (LIDyL)
• Maynard Gilles (LPGP)
• Monot Pascal (LIDyL)
• Quéré Fabien (LIDyL)
• Ros David (LPGP)
• Rousse Antoine (LOA)
• Sebban Stépane (LOA)
• TaPhuoc Kim (LOA)
• Zeitoun Philippe (LOA)