Development of capillary Z-pinch discharge soft x-ray laser

Yuanli Cheng; Qiushi Zhu; Yonpeng Zhao; Bohan Luan; Yang Li; Yao Xie; Qi Wang

doi:10.1117/12.725160

11 January 2007 Development of capillary Z-pinch discharge soft x-ray laser

Yuanli Cheng, Qiushi Zhu, Yonpeng Zhao, Bohan Luan, Yang Li, Yao Xie, Qi Wang

Proceedings Volume 6279, 27th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics; 627913 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.725160
Event: 27th International congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics, 2006, Xi'an, China

Abstract

The work on lasing in Ne-like Ar at 46.9nm by using a Blumlein transmission line is reported. The discharge system consists of a Marx generator with maximum charging voltage of 300kV, a Blumlein transmission line and a pre-pulse circuit. Both results of theory and experiment illustrate that the inherent high-amplitude pre-pulse (~5kA) causes serious wall ablation, low homogeneity of plasma column and there would be no lasing. While the pre-pulse with an amplitude of ~20A greatly reduces ablation, engenders uniform plasma column, and provides necessary condition for lasing. The soft x-ray amplification in Ne-like Ar at 46.9nm has been achieved. The plasma columns are pumped by a 28~36kA current pulse with 80ns half-cycle duration in a 3.1mm-diameter and 12cm-length capillary channels filled with Ar gas. The full width at half-maximum of the laser spike is determined to be ~2ns and the output energy of the laser is estimated to be 3μJ.

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Yuanli Cheng, Qiushi Zhu, Yonpeng Zhao, Bohan Luan, Yang Li, Yao Xie, and Qi Wang "Development of capillary Z-pinch discharge soft x-ray laser", Proc. SPIE 6279, 27th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics, 627913 (11 January 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.725160

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