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X-ray laser scheme driven by two laser pulses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

A. Baer
Affiliation:
Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
J.L. Schwob
Affiliation:
Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
S. Eliezer
Affiliation:
Plasma Physics Group, Soreq Nuclear Research Center, Yavne 70600, Israel
Z. Henis
Affiliation:
Plasma Physics Group, Soreq Nuclear Research Center, Yavne 70600, Israel
S. Eliezer
Affiliation:
Instituto de Fusión Nuclear, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Espana

Abstract

A study is presented to find a compact X-ray laser in the spectral range of the water window. A double laser pulse method that requires a minimum energy with an optimal timing is proposed. The precreated plasma with an optimal ion distribution is heated by a short second pulse creating the required population inversion. In particular, the Ni-like 4d→4p transitions in tantalum, tungsten, and cesium are calculated.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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