Short wavelength laser

Patent · Tue May 13 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5537443

Hagelstein, P L

A method is described for providing an electron collisionally-excited single pass amplified spontaneous emission short wavelength laser gain medium that laser amplifies 3p-3s transition EUV or soft X-ray radiation along an approximately linear path, the method comprising the step of: producing a multiplicity of plasmas arrayed in two separated and alternately staggered parallel arrays disposed along the approximately linear path, with the plasma having an approximately exponential decaying electron density gradient extending perpendicularly inward toward the approximately linear path.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC
• Patent Number(s): US 4589113
• OSTI ID: 5537443
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 25 Jun 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
LASERS
DESIGN
WAVELENGTHS
AMPLIFICATION
ELECTRON COLLISIONS
ELECTRON DENSITY
EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
GAIN
PLASMA
SOFT X RADIATION
STIMULATED EMISSION
COLLISIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EMISSION
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
RADIATIONS
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
X RADIATION
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