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Study of X-ray laser interaction plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

R. Kodama
Affiliation:
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 OQX, UK

Abstract

Atomic processes in X-ray laser interaction plasmas are investigated by using a collisional-radiative model. Population inversions on free-bound transitions can be produced by photoionization above a threshold of incident X-ray laser intensity and lead to stimulated free-bound emission (SFBE). Free-bound lasers pumped by intense X-ray lasers are proposed and their feasibility is investigated simply considering X-ray laser interaction plasmas.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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