Interaction of plasma jets produced from pinch plasma with neutral atoms in order to achieve an effective charge exchange table top X-laser
- RWTH Lehrstuhl fuer Lasertechnik (Germany)
- Institute for spectroscopy, Russian Academy of science, 142092 Troitzk, Moscow region (Russian Federation)
- University of Iasi, Copou 11, 6600-Iasi (Romania)
- FHG-Institut fuer Lasertechnik Steinbachstrasse 15, 52074 Aachen (Germany)
Charge exchange recombination is known as an effective scheme to get population inversion in the EUV-range. Highly ionised plasma jets and a neutral target could be very efficient ({sigma}{sub CE}>10{sup -15} cm{sup 2}) to realisation of this atomic scheme. Theoretical estimates and preliminary experiments show that for plasma focus with a stored energy of several kJ one can reach a substantial population inversion for ions of light elements with charge number Z<10. Experimental studies of production of these plasma jets in a 2 kJ plasma focus device is presented. Moreover the optimal properties of possible targets are investigated. Experimental results for the interaction of the plasma jets and targets are presented.
- OSTI ID:
- 21172341
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 409, Issue 1; Conference: 4. international conference on dense z-pinches, Vancouver, BC (Canada), 28-31 May 1997; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.53906; (c) 1997 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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