Title :
Efficient excitation of Ne-like calcium and titanium ions for collisionally excited soft X-ray lasers in a fast capillary discharge
Author :
Rocca, J.J. ; Cortazar, O.D. ; Tomasel, F.G. ; Szapiro, B.T. ; Marconi, M.C.
Author_Institution :
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Abstract :
We report the generation of dense calcium and titanium plasma channels with an abundance of neon-like ions by very fast capillary discharges. Only modest currents (40-70kA) are required to ionize these plasma columns to the neon-like state. The first observation of line emission at wavelengths corresponding to the 3p-3s and 3d-3p transitions of neon-like ions in a capillary discharge is reported
Keywords :
X-ray lasers; X-ray production; calcium; discharges (electric); ion lasers; laser transitions; plasma production; titanium; 3d-3p transitions; 3p-3s transitions; 40 to 70 kA; Ca; Ca ions; Ne-like ions; Ti; Ti ions; excitation; fast capillary discharge; line emission; plasma channels; plasma columns; soft X-ray lasers; Calcium; Laser excitation; Laser fusion; Laser modes; Plasma density; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Plasma x-ray sources; Titanium; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379414
