X-ray Laser with Enhanced X-ray Gain Through Photodepopulation.

Abstract

The present invention relates to x-ray lasers employing hydrogenic lasing ions of nuclear charge Z, for n=2 to 4 or 6 excitation, and radiating ions of nuclear charge Z/2 for decreasing the n=2 population density of the hydrogenic lasing ions of nuclear charge Z. It is an object of the invention to increase the population inversion and gain to saturation, to improve the overall efficiency, and to increase the plasma size by decreasing the population density N2. Keywords: X-ray laser with enhanced x-ray gain photodepopulation. (emk)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 29, 1989
Accession Number
ADD014448

Entities

People

  • Raymond C. Elton

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Efficiency
  • Excitation
  • Inventions
  • Inversion
  • Lasers
  • Saturation
  • X Ray Lasers
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers