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Title: Resonantly photo-pumped nickel-like erbium x-ray laser

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5741257

This patent describes a resonantly photo-pumped x-ray laser that enhances the gain of several laser lines that also lase because of collisional excitations and recombination processes, is described. The laser comprises an aluminum and erbium foil combination that is driven by two beams, of intense line focused optical laser radiation. Ground state nickel-like erbium ions are resonantly photo-pumped by line emission from hydrogen-like aluminum ions.

Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (USA)
Patent Number(s):
US 4977572; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-501210
OSTI ID:
5741257
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 29 Mar 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English