Abstract
We discuss the demonstration of soft x-ray lasers with essentially full spatial and temporal coherence at wavelengths down to 13.2 nm by high harmonic seeding of soft x-ray plasma amplifiers created by irradiation of solid targets. These lasers are demonstrated to produce the shortest pulses obtained to date from plasma-based soft x-ray lasers. A pulse duration of 1.13 ± 0.47 ps was measured for a seeded Ne-like Ti plasma amplifier operating at 32.6 nm using an ultrafast streak camera.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | X-Ray Lasers 2008 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference |
| Editors | Ciaran L.S. Lewis, Dave Riley |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media, LLC |
| Pages | 125-133 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781402099236 |
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| State | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 11th International Conference on X-Ray Lasers, 2008 - Belfast, United Kingdom Duration: Aug 17 2008 → Aug 22 2008 |
Publication series
| Name | Springer Proceedings in Physics |
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| Volume | 130 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0930-8989 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1867-4941 |
Conference
| Conference | 11th International Conference on X-Ray Lasers, 2008 |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Belfast |
| Period | 08/17/08 → 08/22/08 |
Funding
Work supported by the Engineering Research Centers Program of the National Science Foundation under NSF Award Number EEC-0310717