Generation and study of high-density metal and dielectric vapor plasmas and the possibility of their use for x-ray capillary lasers

Jozef Kaiser

doi:10.1117/12.513495

9 April 2003 Generation and study of high-density metal and dielectric vapor plasmas and the possiblity of their use for x-ray capillary lasers

Jozef Kaiser

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Proceedings Volume 5131, Third GR-I International Conference on New Laser Technologies and Applications; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.513495
Event: Third GR-I International Conference on New Laser Technologies and Applications, 2003, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Plasmas produced by capillary discharges have recently received great attention. This could be due to the possible application (soft x-ray laser microscopy and lithography), as well as to the interest in studying the physical phenomena (fusion research, intense sources of continuum and line emission). The soft x-ray lasing has been realized in a gas filled table-top system, utilizing a capillary discharge to excite 46.9 nm transition of Ne-like argon. To obtain lasing at wavelengths below 46 nm in the Ne-like isoelectronic sequence, excitation of higher Z-ions should be used. Highly uniform, high-density metal and dielectric vapor plasmas can be used for the Z-scaling of the Ar IX laser. The technique of the production of ablative plasmas with high-voltage μs discharges utilizing experimental set-up with open-geometry capillaries is discussed. Applications of the developed metal-vapor generator for the Z-scaling of the Ne-like soft x-ray laser, recently realized by our group, is considered.

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Jozef Kaiser "Generation and study of high-density metal and dielectric vapor plasmas and the possiblity of their use for x-ray capillary lasers", Proc. SPIE 5131, Third GR-I International Conference on New Laser Technologies and Applications, (9 April 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.513495

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