Tallents, G.J., Edwards, M., King, R., Pert, G.J., Guilbaud, O, Clarke, R., Abou-Ali, Y., Pestehe, S.J., Strati, F., Lewis, C.L.S., Keenan, R., Topping, S., Klisnick, A., Ros, D., Notley, M. and Neely, D. (2002) A review of X-ray laser development at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Laser and Particle Beams. pp. 201-209. ISSN 1469-803X
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Abstract
Recent experiments undertaken at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to produce X-ray lasing over the 5-30 nm wavelength range are reviewed. The efficiency of lasing is optimized when the main pumping pulse interacts with a preformed plasma. Experiments using double 75-ps pulses and picosecond pulses superimposed on 300-ps background pulses are described. The use of travelling wave pumping with the approximately picosecond pulse experiments is necessary as the gain duration becomes comparable to the time for the X-ray laser pulse to propagate along the target length. Results from a model taking account of laser saturation and deviations from the speed of light c of the travelling wave and X-ray laser group velocity are presented. We show that X-ray laser pulses as short as 2-3 ps can be produced with optical pumping pulses of approximate to1-ps.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright © 2002 Cambridge University Press. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
| Keywords: | laser, plasma, saturation, X-ray, GAIN SATURATION, AMPLIFICATION, DRIVE, OPTIMIZATION, RADIOGRAPHY, GEOMETRY, EMISSION, IMPRINT, NM |
| Academic Units: | The University of York > Physics (York) The University of York > Chemistry (York) The University of York > Electronics (York) |
| Depositing User: | Repository Assistant |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jan 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Feb 2013 12:02 |
| Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S026303460220274 |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/1864 |
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