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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 11, Number PR2, Juillet 2001
X-Ray Lasers 2000
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| Page(s) | Pr2-51 - Pr2-54 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2001209 | |
J. Phys. IV France 11 (2001) Pr2-51-Pr2-54
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2001209
Spectral and imaging characterization of tabletop X-ray lasers
J. Dunn1, A.Ya. Faenov2, T.A. Pikuz2, A.L. Osterheld1, S.J. Moon1, K.B. Fournier1, J. Nilsen1, I.Yu. Skobelev2, A.I. Magunov2 and V.N. Shlyaptsev31 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, U.S.A.
2 MISDC of VNIIFTRI, Mendeleevo, Moscow Region 141570, Russia
3 DAS, University of California Davis-Livermore, Livermore, CA 94550, U.S.A.
Abstract
We have performed L-shell spectroscopy and one-dimensional (l-D) imaging of a line focus plasma from a laser-heated Fe polished slab using the tabletop COMET laser system at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. These plasmas are used to generate a Ne-like Fe transient gain x-ray laser that is recorded simultaneously. A spherically-curved crystal spectrometer gives high resolution x-ray spectra of the n = 3 - 2 and n = 4 - 2 resonance lines with l-D spatial resolution along the line focus. Spectra are presented for different laser pulse conditions. In addition, a variety of x-ray imaging techniques are described. We discuss imaging results from a double-slit x-ray camera with a spherically-curved crystal spectrometer. We show a high resolution Fe [MATH] spectrum from the x-ray laser target that indicates the presence of hot electrons in the x-ray laser plasma.
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