Resonantly photo-pumped nickel-like erbium X-ray laser

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

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A resonantly photo-pumped X-ray laser (10) that enhances the gain of seve laser lines that also lase because of collisional excitations and recombination processes, is described. The laser comprises an aluminum (12) and erbium (14) foil combination (16) that is driven by two beams (18, 20) of intense line focused (22, 24) optical laser radiation. Ground state nickel-like erbium ions (34) are resonantly photo-pumped by line emission from hydrogen-like aluminum ions (32).

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Nilsen, Joseph ^[1]

Livermore, CA

Publication Date:: 1990-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 867645

Patent Number(s):: US 4977572

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: resonantly; photo-pumped; nickel-like; erbium; x-ray; laser; 10; enhances; lines; lase; collisional; excitations; recombination; processes; described; comprises; aluminum; 12; 14; foil; combination; 16; driven; beams; 18; 20; intense; line; focused; 22; 24; optical; radiation; ground; 34; emission; hydrogen-like; 32; resonantly photo-pumped; line focused; optical laser; x-ray laser; laser radiation; line emission; foil combination; laser comprises; intense line; photo-pumped x-ray; laser lines; /372/

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