Population Inversion and Gain Measurements for Soft X-Ray Laser Development in a Magnetically Confined Plasma Column.

Abstract

The following was accomplished in the x ray laser experiments underway: 1) A new optical system was built for the CO-2 laser which allowed an order of magnitude higher power density in the focal plane. 2) The time evolution of the laser pulse was improved. 3) Work continued on the jet stream gas target. 4) A number of carbon targets were developed and tested. 5) EUV axial and transverse instruments were modified for measuring line intensities as a function of time. 6) Modifications were made to the computer simulation code, and 7) Single pass gains of between 2.8 and 3.5 were made for various carbon targets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA173232

Entities

People

  • Simon Suckewer

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Detectors
  • Diameters
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Multipliers
  • Electrons
  • Fibers
  • Filaments
  • Laser Beams
  • Measurement
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Spectra
  • X Ray Lasers
  • X Ray Spectra
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers