Method and apparatus for producing durationally short ultraviolet or X-ray laser pulses
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for producing ultraviolet or X-ray laser pulses of short duration (32). An ultraviolet or X-ray laser pulse of long duration (12) is progressively refracted, across the surface of an opaque barrier (28), by a streaming plasma (22) that is produced by illuminating a solid target (16, 18) with a pulse of conventional line focused high power laser radiation (20). The short pulse of ultraviolet or X-ray laser radiation (32), which may be amplified to high power (40, 42), is separated out by passage through a slit aperture (30) in the opaque barrier (28).
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- El Granada, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866533
- Patent Number(s):
- 4731786
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21B - FUSION REACTORS
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; producing; durationally; ultraviolet; x-ray; laser; pulses; disclosed; duration; 32; pulse; 12; progressively; refracted; surface; opaque; barrier; 28; streaming; plasma; 22; produced; illuminating; solid; target; 16; 18; conventional; line; focused; power; radiation; 20; amplified; 40; 42; separated; passage; slit; aperture; 30; line focused; laser pulses; x-ray laser; laser pulse; laser radiation; power laser; /372/376/976/
Citation Formats
MacGowan, Brian J, Matthews, Dennis L, and Trebes, James E. Method and apparatus for producing durationally short ultraviolet or X-ray laser pulses. United States: N. p., 1988.
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MacGowan, Brian J, Matthews, Dennis L, & Trebes, James E. Method and apparatus for producing durationally short ultraviolet or X-ray laser pulses. United States.
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"Method and apparatus for producing durationally short ultraviolet or X-ray laser pulses". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866533.
@article{osti_866533,
title = {Method and apparatus for producing durationally short ultraviolet or X-ray laser pulses},
author = {MacGowan, Brian J and Matthews, Dennis L and Trebes, James E},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus is disclosed for producing ultraviolet or X-ray laser pulses of short duration (32). An ultraviolet or X-ray laser pulse of long duration (12) is progressively refracted, across the surface of an opaque barrier (28), by a streaming plasma (22) that is produced by illuminating a solid target (16, 18) with a pulse of conventional line focused high power laser radiation (20). The short pulse of ultraviolet or X-ray laser radiation (32), which may be amplified to high power (40, 42), is separated out by passage through a slit aperture (30) in the opaque barrier (28).},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988}
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