Recent progress in nickel-like x-ray lasers at RAL

Jie Zhang; Andrew G. MacPhee; J. Y. Lin; E. Wolfrum; Joseph Nilsen; Troy W. Barbee Jr.; Colin N. Danson; Michael H. Key; Ciaran L. S. Lewis; David Neely; R. M. N. O'Rourke; Geoffrey J. Pert; Raymond F. Smith; Gregory J. Tallents; Justin S. Wark

doi:10.1117/12.279415

1 November 1997 Recent progress in nickel-like x-ray lasers at RAL

Jie Zhang, Andrew G. MacPhee, J. Y. Lin, E. Wolfrum, Joseph Nilsen, Troy W. Barbee Jr., Colin N. Danson, Michael H. Key, Ciaran L. S. Lewis, David Neely, R. M. N. O'Rourke, Geoffrey J. Pert, Raymond F. Smith, Gregory J. Tallents, Justin S. Wark

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Proceedings Volume 3156, Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications II; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279415
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We report the first demonstration of saturation in nickel-like x-ray lasers, specifically nickel-like Ag, In, Sn, and Sm x- ray lasers at wavelengths of 14, 12.6, 12.0 and 7.3 nm respectively. These x-ray lasers were found to be very monochromatic x-ray sources with the laser lines completely dominating the output spectra. Using high-resolution spatial imaging and angularly resolved streaking techniques, the output source sizes as well as the time histories, divergences, energies and spatial profiles of these x-ray lasers have been fully characterized. The output intensities of these x-ray lasers were measured to be in the range of 0.7 - 2 X 10¹¹ W (DOT) cm^-2 in approximately 40 ps. The high monochromaticity, narrow divergence, short pulse duration, high efficiency and high brightness of these x-ray lasers make them ideal candidates for many applications.

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Jie Zhang, Andrew G. MacPhee, J. Y. Lin, E. Wolfrum, Joseph Nilsen, Troy W. Barbee Jr., Colin N. Danson, Michael H. Key, Ciaran L. S. Lewis, David Neely, R. M. N. O'Rourke, Geoffrey J. Pert, Raymond F. Smith, Gregory J. Tallents, and Justin S. Wark "Recent progress in nickel-like x-ray lasers at RAL", Proc. SPIE 3156, Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications II, (1 November 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279415

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