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

Nilsen, Joseph

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

Issue Date:: 1990-01-01

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

OSTI Identifier:: 867645

Patent Number(s):: 4977572

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

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: 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

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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
H01S4/00 - Devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in wave ranges other than those covered by groups H01S1/00, H01S3/00 or H01S5/00, e.g. phonon masers, X-ray lasers or gamma-ray lasers

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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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