High intensity vacuum ultraviolet and extreme ultraviolet production by noncollinear mixing in laser vaporized media

Journal Article · Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952749· OSTI ID:22597959

Todt, Michael A.; Albert, Daniel R.

A method is described for generating intense pulsed vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) and extreme ultraviolet (XUV) laser radiation by resonance enhanced four-wave mixing of commercial pulsed nanosecond lasers in laser vaporized mercury under windowless conditions. By employing noncollinear mixing of the input beams, the need of dispersive elements such as gratings for separating the VUV/XUV from the residual UV and visible beams is eliminated. A number of schemes are described, facilitating access to the 9.9–14.6 eV range. A simple and convenient scheme for generating wavelengths of 125 nm, 112 nm, and 104 nm (10 eV, 11 eV, and 12 eV) using two dye lasers without the need for dye changes is described.

• OSTI ID: 22597959
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 87, Issue 6; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
BEAMS
DYE LASERS
DYES
EV RANGE
EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
FAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
FREQUENCY MIXING
GRATINGS
LASER RADIATION
MERCURY
MIXING
PULSES
RESONANCE
WAVELENGTHS