DocumentCode
777091
Title
Highly ionized Ar plasma waveguides generated by a fast capillary discharge
Author
Luther, B.M. ; Wang, Y. ; Berrill, M. ; Alessi, D. ; Marconi, M.C. ; Larotonda, M.A. ; Rocca, J.J.
Author_Institution
Eng. Res. Center, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Volume
33
Issue
2
fYear
2005
fDate
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
582
Lastpage
583
Abstract
Highly ionized Ar plasma channels were created by a fast capillary discharge and used to guide laser pulses with peak intensities up to 2.2×1017 W/cm2 over a 5.5-cm distance. These plasmas are of interest for the generation of efficient soft X-ray lasers by longitudinal laser excitation. The guides were characterized using plasma interferometry, modeling, and near field imaging.
Keywords
argon; discharges (electric); plasma diagnostics; plasma filled waveguides; plasma light propagation; plasma production; Ar; fast capillary discharge; highly ionized Ar plasma waveguides; laser pulses; longitudinal laser excitation; near-field imaging; plasma interferometry; soft X-ray lasers; Argon; Interferometry; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Plasma waves; Plasma x-ray sources; Waveguide lasers; X-ray imaging; X-ray lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2005.845267
Filename
1420587
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