Title :
Recent developments in soft x-ray laser sources and applications
Author_Institution :
Phys. Sci. Dept., Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Lawrence, CA
Abstract :
Plasma-based x-ray lasers continue to make advances in pump efficiency, output energy, high repetition rate, coherence and in ultra-high brightness. Results are presented for recent developments in sources and applications.
Keywords :
X-ray lasers; brightness; light coherence; optical pumping; plasma X-ray sources; coherence; output energy; plasma-based X-ray lasers; pump efficiency; repetition rate; soft X-ray laser applications; soft X-ray laser sources; ultrahigh brightness; Gas lasers; Laser ablation; Laser applications; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Plasma applications; Plasma x-ray sources; Pump lasers; X-ray lasers; collisional excitation; interferometry; microscopy; plasmas; soft x-ray applications; soft x-ray lasers; ultra-high brightness;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688878
