Experimental and theoretical investigation of recombination-pumped x-ray lasers driven by high-intensity, short-pulse lasers

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1996 · Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.13.000185· OSTI ID:278660

Donnelly, T D ^[1]; Da Silva, L; Lee, R W; Mrowka, S ^[2]; Hofer, M; Falcone, R W ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
2. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)

We have experimentally investigated a recombination-pumped soft-x-ray laser on a Lyman-{alpha} transition (135 A) of hydrogenlike lithium. Furthermore, we have modeled the dynamics of this system, including the effects of the multipeaked electron distribution function that is obtained from the sequential, optical-field ionization of an atom. We compare the predictions of our model and our experimental results. {copyright} {ital 1996 Optical Society of America.}

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 278660
• Journal Information: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 13; ISSN JOBPDE; ISSN 0740-3224
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
DESIGN
ELECTRON DENSITY
GAIN
PERFORMANCE
SOFT X RADIATION
X-RAY LASERS