POWER MEASUREMENTS OF A SATURATED YTTRIUM X-RAY LASER

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DASILVA, LB [1 ]
MACGOWAN, BJ [1 ]
MROWKA, S [1 ]
KOCH, JA [1 ]
LONDON, RA [1 ]
MATTHEWS, DL [1 ]
UNDERWOOD, JH [1 ]
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[1] LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB, LIVERMORE, CA 94550 USA
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10.1364/OL.18.001174
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report on measurements of the output power from the J = 2-1 (lambda = 15.5 nm) neonlike yttrium soft-x-ray laser. The results show peak powers of 32 MW in an output pulse width of 200 ps (FWHM) and an integrated energy of 7 mJ. The output is consistent with the expected saturation intensity of this laser and makes this system one of the brightest XUV sources available.
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