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Title: Design considerations for optically pumped, UV and XUV lasers in the Be isoelectronic sequence

Journal Article · · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.34708· OSTI ID:6387378

Intense line radiation from plasmas of MnVI, PIX, AlV, AlVIII, AlIX, and AlXI may be used to selectively pump population inversions in plasmas of Be-like CIII, NIV, FVI, NeVII, NaVIII, and MgIX. Quasi-cw lasing is possible on 4p-3d and 4f-3d transitions at wavelengths from 2177 A to 230 A. At the XUV wavelengths, 1 J, 10 ns laser output pulses at 10/sup 8/ W power levels are shown possible with existing discharge technology. Since all six laser ions are in the Be isoelectronic sequence, detailed studies of the optical pumping process at UV wavelengths in CIII would provide scaling parameters for the less accessible XUV wavelengths.

Research Organization:
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
OSTI ID:
6387378
Journal Information:
AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 119:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English