DocumentCode :
1095897
Title :
Table-top EUV continuum light source
Author :
Carroll, P.K. ; Kennedy, Eugene T. ; O´Sullivan, Gerard
Author_Institution :
Univ. College, Dublin, Ireland
Volume :
19
Issue :
12
fYear :
1983
fDate :
12/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1807
Lastpage :
1811
Abstract :
Work in recent years on the development of a convenient "table-top" source of continuum radiation in the XUV and VUV from 4 to 200 nm is summarized. It was found that laser-produced plasmas on targets of high atomic number ( 
) emitted apparently line-free continua over very substantial spectral regions in the XUV and VUV. The continua are very intense, reproducible, and relatively insensitive to ambient pressure. The effective absence of line emission can be explained on the basis of the electron configurations of the ionized species responsible for the emission. A high repetition rate modular version of the source is described. Applications and advantages of the light source are presented.
) emitted apparently line-free continua over very substantial spectral regions in the XUV and VUV. The continua are very intense, reproducible, and relatively insensitive to ambient pressure. The effective absence of line emission can be explained on the basis of the electron configurations of the ionized species responsible for the emission. A high repetition rate modular version of the source is described. Applications and advantages of the light source are presented.Keywords :
Laser applications; Plasma generation; Ultraviolet generation; Ionization; Laser theory; Light sources; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Physics; Plasma density; Plasma sources; Solid lasers; Synchrotrons;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1983.1071819
Filename :
1071819
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