Soft-X-Ray Lasers with Charge Transfer Pumping in a Mixture of Clusters and Atomic Gases

Charge transfer in low-energy collisions of bare nuclei with atoms or partially stripped ions is a promising pumping mechanism for soft-x-ray lasers. For the demonstration of soft-X-ray lasers with charge transfer pumping, the use a mixture of clusters and atomic gases is suggested. When an intense...

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Published in:Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 1999-04, Vol.38 (4R), p.1975
Main Authors: N. Chichkov, Boris, Andre Egbert, Andre Egbert, Susanne Meyer, Susanne Meyer, Bernd Wellegehausen, Bernd Wellegehausen, Lutz Aschke, Lutz Aschke, Hans-Joachim Kunze, Hans-Joachim Kunze, Yoshiaki Kato, Yoshiaki Kato
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Language:English
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Summary:Charge transfer in low-energy collisions of bare nuclei with atoms or partially stripped ions is a promising pumping mechanism for soft-x-ray lasers. For the demonstration of soft-X-ray lasers with charge transfer pumping, the use a mixture of clusters and atomic gases is suggested. When an intense femtosecond laser pulse is focused into such a medium, the clusters will be ionized to much higher ionization stages than the atoms. This allows creation of very favourable conditions for efficient charge transfer pumping.
ISSN:0021-4922
1347-4065
DOI:10.1143/JJAP.38.1975