LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY X-RAY LASER RESEARCH: RECENT RESULTS.

B. J. MacGowan; S. Brown; E. M. Campbell; M. Eckart; P. Hagelstein; C. Keane; R. London; Dennis L Matthews; D. Nilson; T. Phillips; M. Rosen; J. Scofield; G. Shimkaveg; A. Simon; R. Stewart

LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY X-RAY LASER RESEARCH: RECENT RESULTS.

B. J. MacGowan, S. Brown, E. M. Campbell, M. Eckart, P. Hagelstein, C. Keane, R. London, Dennis L Matthews, D. Nilson, T. Phillips, M. Rosen, J. Scofield, G. Shimkaveg, A. Simon, R. Stewart

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Abstract

Since the successful demonstration of gain in neon-like selenium using an exploding foil amplifier the x-ray laser group at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has investigated further the exploding foil amplifier concept for use in XUV lasers. Results are reported of the characteristics of selenium amplifiers up to 50 mm in length. Observation of at least 16 gain lengths for the 206 Angstrom line of selenium is reported. Output powers in excess of 1 MW have been measured in pulses of approximately 200 picoseconds. The effects of refraction on the performance of long amplifiers have been studied. The occurrence time of the x-ray laser output relative to the input heating pulse has been measured and found to be in disagreement with a recent model that suggests three-body recombination driven by rapid radiative cooling as the inversion process in the selenium plasma.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Editors	Natale M. Ceglio, Pierre Dhez
Place of Publication	Bellingham, WA, USA
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	36-42
Number of pages	7
Volume	688
ISBN (Print)	0892527234
State	Published - 1987
Externally published	Yes

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics

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MacGowan, B. J., Brown, S., Campbell, E. M., Eckart, M., Hagelstein, P., Keane, C., London, R., Matthews, D. L., Nilson, D., Phillips, T., Rosen, M., Scofield, J., Shimkaveg, G., Simon, A., & Stewart, R. (1987). LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY X-RAY LASER RESEARCH: RECENT RESULTS. In N. M. Ceglio, & P. Dhez (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (Vol. 688, pp. 36-42). SPIE.

LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY X-RAY LASER RESEARCH : RECENT RESULTS. / MacGowan, B. J.; Brown, S.; Campbell, E. M.; Eckart, M.; Hagelstein, P.; Keane, C.; London, R.; Matthews, Dennis L; Nilson, D.; Phillips, T.; Rosen, M.; Scofield, J.; Shimkaveg, G.; Simon, A.; Stewart, R.

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. ed. / Natale M. Ceglio; Pierre Dhez. Vol. 688 Bellingham, WA, USA : SPIE, 1987. p. 36-42.

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MacGowan, BJ, Brown, S, Campbell, EM, Eckart, M, Hagelstein, P, Keane, C, London, R, Matthews, DL, Nilson, D, Phillips, T, Rosen, M, Scofield, J, Shimkaveg, G, Simon, A & Stewart, R 1987, LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY X-RAY LASER RESEARCH: RECENT RESULTS. in NM Ceglio & P Dhez (eds), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. vol. 688, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, USA, pp. 36-42.

MacGowan, B. J. ; Brown, S. ; Campbell, E. M. ; Eckart, M. ; Hagelstein, P. ; Keane, C. ; London, R. ; Matthews, Dennis L ; Nilson, D. ; Phillips, T. ; Rosen, M. ; Scofield, J. ; Shimkaveg, G. ; Simon, A. ; Stewart, R. / LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY X-RAY LASER RESEARCH : RECENT RESULTS. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. editor / Natale M. Ceglio ; Pierre Dhez. Vol. 688 Bellingham, WA, USA : SPIE, 1987. pp. 36-42

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