Studies of Techniques for Generation of Vacuum Ultraviolet and Soft X-Ray Laser Radiation.

Abstract

This report describes theoretical and experimental work on two types of laser induced collisional processes. These are the dipole-dipole process and the charge exchange process. Using two synchronously pumped mode-locked dye lasers, a dipole-dipole cross section of 4 x ten to the minus 14th power sq cm has been demonstrated in the Sr-Ca system. We also report theoretical progress in the areas of laser induced spin exchange collisions and collisionally induced Raman processes. Lasing and inversion on the Sr+ resonance line at 4078 angstrom is also described. This first demonstration of the inversion of an ion with respect to its ground state has important implications for the construction of short wavelength lasers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA055274

Entities

People

  • Stephen E. Harris

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atoms
  • Construction
  • Demonstrations
  • Dye Lasers
  • Electron Density
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Energy Transfer
  • Ground State
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Laser Spectroscopy
  • Lasers
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • New York
  • Resonance
  • Short Wavelengths
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers