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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 11, Numéro PR2, Juillet 2001
X-Ray Lasers 2000
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| Page(s) | Pr2-193 - Pr2-196 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2001236 | |
7th International Conference on X-Ray Lasers
J. Phys. IV France 11 (2001) Pr2-193-Pr2-196
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2001236
1 RIKEN, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
2 Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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J. Phys. IV France 11 (2001) Pr2-193-Pr2-196
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2001236
Ultrahigh-gain Ni-like Kr soft X-ray laser by optical-field-induced-ionization initiated transient excitation scheme
Y. Nagata1, O. Maya2, M. Obara2, Y. Aoyagi1 and K. Midorikawa11 RIKEN, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
2 Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
Abstract
We propose a novel transient collisional excitation scheme for Ni-like Kr (4d1S0-4p1P1) soft-x-ray laser at 32.8 nm. In this scheme, Kr atoms in a differentially pumped cell are longitudinally pumped by a picosecond Nd : glass laser pulse with a focal intensity of [MATH]. Almost 100% of the Ni-like Kr ions are produced by optical-field-ionization, and the ps-pulse efficiently heats the Kr plasma by inverse bremsstrahlung. Numerical calculations predict that an ultrahigh-gain of greater than 1200 cm-1 is possible for the Ni-like Kr transition at 32.8 nm. Preliminary experimental results are also reported.
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