Development of small scale soft x-ray lasers

Technical Report · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5688404· OSTI ID:5688404

Kim, D; Suckewer, S ^[1]; Skinner, C H; Voorhees, D ^[2]

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1. Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Plasma Physics Lab. Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2. Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Plasma Physics Lab.

At present rapid progress is being made in the application of soft x-ray lasers to fields such as microscopy and microlithography. A critical factor in the range of suitable applications is the scale and hence cost of the soft x-ray lasers. At Princeton, gain at 183{angstrom} has been obtained with relatively low pump laser energies (as low as 6J) in a portable'' small-scale soft x-ray laser system. We will also discuss aspects of data interpretation and pitfalls to be avoided in measurements of gain in such systems. 14 refs., 7 figs.

• Research Organization: Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Plasma Physics Lab.
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03073
• OSTI ID: 5688404
• Report Number(s): PPPL-2754; ON: DE91013460
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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