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Characteristics of rapidly recombining plasmas suitable for high-gain X-ray laser action

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

J. Zhang ,
M.H. Key ,
P.A. Norreys ,
C. Danson ,
D. Neely ,
S.J. Rose ,
F. Walsh ,
G.J. Tallents ,
L. Dwivedi  and
M. Holden
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J. Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Atomic and Laser Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, 0X1 3EU, UK
M.H. Key
Affiliation:
Department of Atomic and Laser Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, 0X1 3EU, UK Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, OX11 0QX, UK
P.A. Norreys
Affiliation:
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, OX11 0QX, UK
C. Danson
Affiliation:
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, OX11 0QX, UK
D. Neely
Affiliation:
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, OX11 0QX, UK
S.J. Rose
Affiliation:
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, OX11 0QX, UK
F. Walsh
Affiliation:
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, OX11 0QX, UK
G.J. Tallents
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK
L. Dwivedi
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK
M. Holden
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK
P.B. Holden
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of York, York, YO1 5DD, UK
G.J. Pert
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of York, York, YO1 5DD, UK
S.A. Ramsden
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of York, York, YO1 5DD, UK
C.L.S. Lewis
Affiliation:
Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Queen's University, Belfast, BT7 INN, UK
A.G. Macphee
Affiliation:
Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Queen's University, Belfast, BT7 INN, UK
Y.L. You
Affiliation:
Visiting Scientist from Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, Chengdu 610003, China
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Abstract

Recombining plasmas produced by picosecond laser pulses are characterized by measuring ratio of intensities of resonance lines of H- and He-like ions in the plasmas. It is found that the rapidly recombining plasmas produced by picosecond laser pulses are suitable for highgain operation.

Type
Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , March 1996 , pp. 71 - 79
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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