SOFT-X-RAY AMPLIFICATION IN A CAPILLARY DISCHARGE

被引:73
作者
SHIN, HJ
KIM, DE
LEE, TN
机构
[1] Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1994年 / 50卷 / 02期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevE.50.1376
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Soft-x-ray amplification in the C VI Balmer alpha transition is observed in a capillary discharge. The capillary is made of polyethylene with a bore diameter of 1.2 mm. A hot and dense carbon plasma which is formed on the capillary axis region expands radially and collides with the wall where it undergoes a rapid cooling and subsequent recombination. The amplification takes place in this cool (T(e) approximately 13 eV) plasma region, according to space-resolved spectral data obtained using a 2-m grazing incidence spectrograph. The gain coefficient is measured to be 2.8 cm-1.
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页码:1376 / 1382
页数:7
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