Soft-x-ray amplification in a capillary discharge plasma

Journal Article · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.47923· OSTI ID:69023

Rocca, J J; Tomasel, F G; Shlyaptsev, V A; Cortazr, O D; Chilla, J L.A.; Giudice, G ^[1]

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1. Electrical Engineering Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523 (United States)

We have realized the first demonstration of large soft-x-ray amplification in a discharge-created plasma. A gain-length product of {ital g}*1=7.2 was measured at 46.9 nm in the {ital J}=0-1 line of Ne-like Ar in a 12-cm-long plasma column generated by compact, fast capillary discharge. The beam divergence was measured to be less than 9 mrad. {copyright} {ital 1994} {ital American} {ital Institute} {ital of} {ital Physics}.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-91ER12110
• OSTI ID: 69023
• Report Number(s): CONF-940592--
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 332; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
66 PHYSICS
AMPLIFICATION
ARGON IONS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
GAIN
GAS DISCHARGE TUBES
HYDROGEN ADDITIONS
ISOELECTRONIC ATOMS
PULSE TECHNIQUES
SOFT X RADIATION
X-RAY LASERS