XUV amplification in a recombining z-pinch plasma

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Wagner, T [1 ]
Eberl, E [1 ]
Frank, K [1 ]
Hartmann, W [1 ]
Hoffmann, DHH [1 ]
Tkotz, R [1 ]
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[1] SIEMENS AG,ZFE,D-91050 ERLANGEN,GERMANY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.3124
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O4 [物理学];
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Amplification of extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation at wavelengths about 50 nm in a recombining z-pinch plasma is reported. Discharge currents of 40 kA were used to produce highly uniform plasma columns with a diameter of less than 500 mu m and a length of up to 9 cm. During the expansion of the pinch plasma, amplification at the 4f-3d and 4d-3p transitions of lithiumlike oxygen OVI was observed. The gain-length products were determined to be 2.5 (4f-3d) and 2.2 (4d-3p), corresponding to gain coefficients of 0.28 and 0.24 cm(-1), respectively.
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