Development of short-pulse soft x-ray lasers

Luiz Barroca Da Silva; Brian J. MacGowan; Jeffrey A. Koch; Stanley Mrowka; Dennis L. Matthews; David C. Eder; Richard A. London

doi:10.1117/12.147573

8 July 1993 Development of short-pulse soft x-ray lasers

Luiz Barroca Da Silva, Brian J. MacGowan, Jeffrey A. Koch, Stanley Mrowka, Dennis L. Matthews, David C. Eder, Richard A. London

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Proceedings Volume 1860, Short-Pulse High-Intensity Lasers and Applications II; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147573
Event: OE/LASE'93: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Scienceand Engineering, 1993, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

X-ray lasers with pulse duration shorter than 20 ps allow the possibility of imaging laser produced plasmas with micrometers resolution. In addition, the high peak brightness of these new sources will allow us to study nonlinear optics in the xuv region. In this paper we will describe our efforts to produce collisionally pumped short pulse x-ray lasers. Initial results, which have produced approximately 45 ps (FWHM) x-ray lasers, using a double pulse irradiation technique are presented along with a discussion of the prospects for reducing the pulse width.

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Luiz Barroca Da Silva, Brian J. MacGowan, Jeffrey A. Koch, Stanley Mrowka, Dennis L. Matthews, David C. Eder, and Richard A. London "Development of short-pulse soft x-ray lasers", Proc. SPIE 1860, Short-Pulse High-Intensity Lasers and Applications II, (8 July 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147573

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