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Enhancement of line X-ray emission from iron plasma created by laser irradiation of porous targets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2011

R. Fazeli ,
M.H. Mahdieh  and
G.J. Tallents
R. Fazeli*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran, Iran
M.H. Mahdieh
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran, Iran
G.J. Tallents
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of York, York, United Kingdom
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: R Fazeli, Department of Physics, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Enhancement of the line X-ray emission from iron plasma is investigated by simulating laser irradiation of both porous and solid targets. Spectral line intensities are calculated for selected lines of the iron plasma within the extreme ultra-violet lithography wavelength range 13.3–13.7 nm. The calculations show that X-ray yield in porous targets can be enhanced significantly in comparison with solid density targets. The results also show that for specified conditions of the driving laser, there are optimums conditions of the porous target in which maximum yield can be obtained.

Keywords

Laser plasmasline X-ray emissionporous target
Type
Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , June 2011 , pp. 193 - 200
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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