Time resolved detection of the XUV-laser activity in a fast Z-pinch plasma

Author

Bayerlein, B. ; Tauschwitz, A. ; Presura, R.

Author_Institution

Phys. Inst., Erlangen-Nurnberg Univ., Germany

fYear

1999

Firstpage

260

Abstract

Summary form only given. Measurements with time and spectral resolution were carried out on the XUV emission of an argon Z-pinch plasma potentially presenting amplification. The time evolution of several line intensities was recorded by means of a grating monochromator equipped with a microsphere plate. The time resolution was less than 0.3 ns and the spectral resolution about 0.11 nm. The discharges were performed in aluminum oxide tubes 7 mm in diameter filled with 10 Pa argon. Typical values of the maximum discharge current intensity and current rise-time were 38 kA and 35 ns, respectively.

Keywords

Z pinch; argon; plasma diagnostics; 10 Pa; 38 kA; AlO tubes; Ar; Ar Z-pinch; XUV emission; XUV-laser activity; current rise-time; discharge current intensity; fast Z-pinch plasma; grating monochromator; line intensities time evolution; microsphere plate; spectral resolution; time resolved detection; Argon; Gratings; Ionization; Laser theory; Physics; Plasma measurements; Plasma simulation; Plasma waves; Radiation detectors; Time measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 1999. ICOPS '99. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. 1999 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5224-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.1999.829593

Filename

829593