Experimental and theoretical investigation of recombination-pumped x-ray lasers driven by high intensity, short-pulse lasers

被引:13
作者
Donnelly, TD
DaSilva, L
Lee, RW
Mrowka, S
Hofer, M
Falcone, RW
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT PHYS,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[2] LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB,LIVERMORE,CA 94550
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10.1364/JOSAB.13.000185
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
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We have experimentally investigated a recombination-pumped soft-x-ray laser on a Lyman-cu transition (135 Angstrom) of hydrogenlike lithium. Furthermore, we have modeled the dynamics of this system, including the effects of the multipeaked electron distribution function that is obtained from the sequential, optical-field ionization of an atom. We compare the predictions of our model and our experimental results. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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