Soft x-ray amplification in a plasma waveguide

Journal Article · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.48003· OSTI ID:21153869

Kato, Y; Kodama, R; Daido, H; Murai, K; Yuan, G; Ninomiya, S; Neely, D; MacPhee, A; Lewis, C L. S.; Choi, I W; Nam, C H; Kawachi, T ^[1]

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1. Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565 (Japan)

Narrow divergence soft x-ray laser has been generated by double-pass amplification in a curved slab target with a neon-like germanium laser. Considering the electron density profile with the curved slab target, the plasma acts as a one-dimensional waveguide to the x-ray laser beam. Beam parameters such as radius and wavefront curvature of the Gaussian beam are derived from the analysis on beam propagation in the waveguide. Possibility for generating a single-mode x-ray laser beam by multiple-pulse pumping of the curved target is discussed.

• OSTI ID: 21153869
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 332; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
AMPLIFICATION
BEAM-PLASMA SYSTEMS
ELECTRON DENSITY
LASER RADIATION
LASER TARGETS
MULTICHARGED IONS
PLASMA
PULSES
PUMPING
SLABS
SOFT X RADIATION
WAVEGUIDES
X-RAY LASERS