DocumentCode
1060751
Title
Observations of picosecond X-ray pulses
Author
Duguay, M.A. ; Olsen, J.N.
Author_Institution
Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Volume
11
Issue
4
fYear
1975
fDate
4/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
170
Lastpage
172
Abstract
An upper limit on the duration of X-ray pulses emitted by a laser-produced plasma has been obtained using a picosecond optical-sampling system. When irradiating an iron target with 1-J 40-ps pulses from a Nd:glass laser, X-ray pulses were as short as 50 ps with a 0.5- percent conversion efficiency. The technique utilized direct excitation of a plastic scintillator and measurement of the scintillation light rise time. Time resolution was ≤50 ps.
Keywords
Delay; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Optical arrays; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Plasma measurements; Pulse amplifiers; Ultrafast optics; X-ray lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1975.1068586
Filename
1068586
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