Homogeneous cylindrical plasma source for short-wavelength laser experiments
- 10 June 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 58 (23) , 2619-2621
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.104812
Abstract
A plasma source suitable for repetitive operation, going beyond single shot experiments for research into soft x‐ray lasers, is reported. Successful operation of an ultrafast, small‐diameter, highly uniform z pinch has been achieved at currents of 35–50 kA, for a variety of gases and a large range of mass densities. Due to an efficient preionization of the working gas, a high‐temperature and a high cooling rate of the plasma column are obtained. The plasma is less than 1 mm in radius, over 30 mm long, and over 1018 cm−3 ion density. A soft x‐ray recombination laser experiment for the λ≊182 Å Balmer‐alpha‐like transition in C v i is proposed.Keywords
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