Soft-x-ray amplification in lithiumlike Al XI (154 A) and Si XII (129 A)

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · J. Opt. Soc. Am. B: Opt. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.6.000115· OSTI ID:6562082

Kim, D; Skinner, C H; Wouters, A; Valeo, E; Voorhees, D; Suckewer, S

Recent experiments on soft-x-ray amplification in lithiumlike ions in a CO/sub 2/ laser-produced recombining plasma confined in a magnetic field are presented. The maximum gain--length (GL) products observed are GLapprox. =3--4 for the 154-A 4f--3d transition in Al XI and GLapprox. =1--2 for the 129-A 4f--3d transition in Si XII. A one-dimensional hydrodynamic code with a collisional-radiative atomic model was used to model the plasma, and the theoretical predictions of gain agree well with the observations. Descriptions of both hydrodynamic and atomic physics codes are given.

• Research Organization: Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08543
• OSTI ID: 6562082
• Journal Information: J. Opt. Soc. Am. B: Opt. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Opt. Soc. Am. B: Opt. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 6:1; ISSN JOBPD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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