Plasma fluctuations and x-ray laser transverse coherence

被引:15
作者
Amendt, P [2 ]
Strauss, M
London, RA
机构
[1] NUCL RES CTR, NEGEV, ISRAEL
[2] LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB, LIVERMORE, CA 94550 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1996年 / 53卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.53.R23
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The effect of plasma fluctuations on transverse spatial coherence of x-ray lasers is investigated. Hose type (random) transverse displacements of the x-ray lasing medium induced by pump-laser nonuniformities are considered in detail. Such displacements lead to decreased transverse coherence via reduced gain discrimination from mode coupling. This effect may be related to a previously reported insensitivity of transverse coherence to laser length in neonlike selenium at 206 and 210 Angstrom.
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页码:R23 / R26
页数:4
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