Title :
Dynamics of the plasma column of a capillary discharge soft X-ray laser
Author :
Tomasel, F.G. ; Rocca, J.J. ; Shlyaptsev, V.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
fDate :
2/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A sequence of time-resolved soft X-ray pinhole images shows the rapid plasma compression in a fast high-power capillary discharge. The compressed plasma column has a length-to-diameter ratio >500 and a good axial uniformity, characteristics that have allowed for the first demonstration of large soft X-ray amplification in a discharge-created plasma
Keywords :
X-ray lasers; gas lasers; plasma production; capillary discharge soft X-ray laser; discharge-created plasma; large soft X-ray amplification; plasma column dynamics; rapid plasma compression; time-resolved soft X-ray pinhole images; Image coding; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma displays; Plasma properties; Plasma sheaths; Plasma waves; Plasma x-ray sources; X-ray imaging; X-ray lasers;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
