High-order harmonic source for x-ray laser seeding driven by two-color laser field

Author

Seres, J. ; Hochhaus, D. ; Ecker, B. ; Zimmer, D. ; Kuehl, T. ; Spielmann, C.

fYear

2009

fDate

14-19 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

This study develops a seeded X-ray laser with a high-order harmonic (HH) radiation source and driven by two-color laser field. Results reveal the generated HH lines in combination with pressure tuning overlap with the Ni-like Kr at 37.8 eV (32-order), Y at 51.7 eV (44-order) and Zr at 56.3 eV (48-order) X-ray laser transitions. With this scheme, strong even and odd harmonics are generated in a wide spectral range in Ar gas suitable for seeding Ni-like X-ray lasers. The improvement of spatial beam profile and energy stability are also possible through this newly developed seeded X-ray laser.

Keywords

X-ray lasers; argon; krypton; laser beams; laser transitions; laser tuning; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; spectral line breadth; yttrium; zirconium; Ar; Ar gas; Kr; Ni-like X-ray lasers; X-ray laser seeding; X-ray laser transitions; Y; Zr; electron volt energy 37.8 eV; electron volt energy 51.7 eV; electron volt energy 56.3 eV; energy stability; even harmonics; high-order harmonic lines; high-order harmonic source; odd harmonics; pressure tuning; spatial beam profile; two-color laser field; Argon; Free electron lasers; Frequency conversion; Gas lasers; Laser beams; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Power harmonic filters; Pump lasers; X-ray lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4079-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4080-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196330

Filename

5196330