Development of small scale soft x-ray lasers

Kim, D.; Skinner, C. H.; Voorhees, D.

doi:10.2172/5688404

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“…Recently gain has been observed on the CVI 182A transition with remarkably low pump energies (6 -15J). 6 A Nd/YLF laser beam was line- Currently, work is in progress to extend this to longer plasma lengths 25 (see Fig. 5) so that a high gain-length and high output can be achieved.…”

Section: Recombination Systemsmentioning

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Review of soft x-ray lasers and their applications

Skinner

1991

Physics of Fluids B: Plasma Physics

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The emerging technology of soft x-ray lasers is in a transition phase between the first laboratory demonstrations of gain and the acceptance of soft x-ray lasers as practical tools for novel applications. Current research is focussed on several fronts. The operational wavelength range has been extended to the "water window", important for applications in the life sciences. Gain has also been generated with substantially simpler technology (such as a 6J laser) and this augurs well for the commercial availability in the near future of soft x-ray lasers for a variety of applications. Advanced soft x-ray laser concepts are being developed from investigations into ultra-high intensity laser/matter interactions. The first applications of soft x-ray lasers to x-ray microscopy and holography have begun. In this paper a brief historical perspective of x-ray laser development will be followed by a review of recent advances in recombination, collisional and photo-pumped systems and applications. A summary of current gain-length performance achieved in laboratories worldwide is presented. Near term prospects for applications to novel fields are discussed. DISTRIBUTION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS UNLIMITED

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Section: Recombination Systemsmentioning

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Review of soft x-ray lasers and their applications

Skinner

1991

Physics of Fluids B: Plasma Physics

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“…Multiterawatt pulsed power machines producing current pulses in the range of mega amperes have been considered as alternative drivers for collisionally excited lasers [3]. However, the widespread use of soft-x-ray lasers in a number of interesting applications remains largely inhibited by the size, cost, and complexity of the soft-x-ray sources.Recently, significant efforts have been devoted to the utilization of smaller laser drivers in the development of small-scale soft-x-ray lasers based on both collisional excitation and recombination laser schemes [4][5][6]. Gainlength products of 2.5 and 2 have been reported at 20.4 nm in Ni-like Nb and at 18.2 nm in C VI, respectively, utilizing table-top laser drivers [4,5].…”

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“…Gainlength products of 2.5 and 2 have been reported at 20.4 nm in Ni-like Nb and at 18.2 nm in C VI, respectively, utilizing table-top laser drivers [4,5]. A proposed alternative approach toward compact, efficient, and simpler soft-x-ray lasers consists in the direct generation of the amplifying plasma columns by a fast discharge through a capillary channel [7,8].…”

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