Gain lifetime measurement of a Ni-like Ag soft X-ray laser

被引:11
作者
Ecker, B. [1 ,2 ]
Oliva, E. [6 ]
Aurand, B. [2 ,3 ,4 ]
Hochhaus, D. C. [3 ,7 ]
Neumayer, P. [3 ]
Zhao, H. [4 ]
Zielbauer, B. [1 ,4 ]
Cassou, K. [5 ]
Daboussi, S. [5 ]
Guilbaud, O. [5 ]
Kazamias, S. [5 ]
Le, T. T. T. [6 ]
Ros, D. [5 ]
Zeitoun, P. [6 ]
Kuehl, T. [1 ,2 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Helmholtz Inst Jena, D-07743 Jena, Germany
[2] Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, D-55122 Mainz, Germany
[3] ExtreMe Matter Inst EMMI, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
[4] GSI Helmholtzzentrum Fuer Schwerionenforsch, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
[5] Univ Paris 11, LASERIX CLUPS, F-91405 Orsay, France
[6] Ecole Polytech ParisTech, Lab Opt Appl, ENSTA ParisTech, CNRS,UMR 7639, F-91761 Palaiseau, France
[7] Goethe Univ Frankfurt, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2012年 / 20卷 / 23期
关键词
COHERENT; BEAM; CODE;
D O I
10.1364/OE.20.025391
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Experimental results of a two-stage Ni-like Ag soft X-ray laser operated in a seed-amplifier configuration are presented. Both targets were pumped applying the double-pulse grazing incidence technique with intrinsic travelling wave excitation. The injection of the seed X-ray laser into the amplifier target was realized by a spherical mirror. The results show amplification of the seed X-ray laser and allow for a direct measurement of the gain lifetime. The experimental configuration is suitable for providing valuable input for computational simulations. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America
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页码:25391 / 25399
页数:9
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