An Ultraviolet X-Ray Laser Source for Core Level Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Metal Cluster/Ceramic Chemistry

Abstract

A titanium sapphire ultrafast laser system was procured and merged with a high repetition rate pulsed valve to produce higher harmonic light output in a rare gas jet. The ultrafast laser system consists of a seed laser, a regenerative amplifier, and a two-pass power amplifier. The system operates' at 2.8 mJ energy per pulse, 75 fs pulse duration, and 1000 Hz repetition rate. Higher harmonics up to 20 eV have been observed at the 1000 Hz repetition rate by focusing the output of the laser into an argon jet. The energy of the higher harmonics is sufficient to produce excellent signals when ionizing NO.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1998
Accession Number
ADA349646

Entities

People

  • Stephen R. Leone
  • Veronica M. Bierbaum

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Chemistry
  • Data Acquisition
  • Dynamics
  • Harmonics
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Spectroscopy
  • Lasers
  • Light Amplifiers
  • Metals
  • Power Amplifiers
  • Repetition Rate
  • Sapphire
  • Soft X Rays
  • Spectroscopy
  • X Ray Lasers
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy