Title :
Near field imaging of transient collisional excitation x-ray laser
Author :
Tanaka, M. ; Kado, M. ; Kawachi, T. ; Hasegawa, N. ; Sukegawa, K. ; Peixiang Lu ; Nagashima, K. ; Kato, Y. ; Takenaka, H.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Photon Res. Center, Japan Atomic Energy Res. Inst., Kyoto, Japan
Abstract :
We observed the spatial profile of the transient collisional excitation Ni-like Ag 13.9 nm laser in various plasma lengths using the near field imaging method. The gain region was 50 /spl mu/m crescent shape and included a localized high gain area.
Keywords :
X-ray lasers; ion lasers; plasma diagnostics; plasma production by laser; silver; 13.9 nm; 50 micron; Ag; Ni-like Ag laser; crescent shape; gain region; localized high gain area; near field imaging; plasma lengths; spatial profile; transient collisional excitation x-ray laser; Hybrid power systems; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical imaging; Optical pulse generation; Plasma x-ray sources; Pulse compression methods; Pump lasers; X-ray imaging; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967729
