The development of soft x-ray lasers in IAMS

M.-C. Chou; H.-H. Chu; H.-E. Tsai; P.-H. Lin; L.-S. Yang; D.-L. Chen; C.-H. Lee; J.-Y. Lin; J. Wang; S.-Y. Chen

doi:10.1117/12.622676

13 September 2005 The development of soft x-ray lasers in IAMS

M.-C. Chou, H.-H. Chu, H.-E. Tsai, P.-H. Lin, L.-S. Yang, D.-L. Chen, C.-H. Lee, J.-Y. Lin, J. Wang, S.-Y. Chen

Proceedings Volume 5919, Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications VI; 59190T (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.622676
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

An optical-field-ionization soft x-ray laser with prepulse-controlled nanoplasma expansion in a cluster gas jet was demonstrated. Pd-like xenon lasing at 41.8-nm with 95 nJ pulse energy and 5-mrad divergence was achieved, indicating near-saturation amplification. In addition, by using deflectometry of a longitudinal probe pulse to resolve the spatiotemporal distribution of the preformed plasma, we characterize and control the plasma density distribution near the target surface for the development of solid-target x-ray lasers. We show that the use of prepulses in an ignitor-heater scheme can increase the scale length of the preformed plasma and how the effect varies with target materials.

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M.-C. Chou, H.-H. Chu, H.-E. Tsai, P.-H. Lin, L.-S. Yang, D.-L. Chen, C.-H. Lee, J.-Y. Lin, J. Wang, and S.-Y. Chen "The development of soft x-ray lasers in IAMS", Proc. SPIE 5919, Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications VI, 59190T (13 September 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.622676

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