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Observation of gain at 54.2 Å on balmer-alpha transition of hydrogenic sodium

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Planer stripe and foil targets coated with NaF were irradiated with high intensity 351 nm laser radiation of 130 ps duration. Time-integrated as well as time-resolved measurement of gain on NaXIHα at 54.2Å were made. A time-integrated gain of 1.2 +0.8−1.1 cm−1 and a time-resolved peak gain of 3.2±1.0 cm−1 were obtained. A detailed account of the experimental procedures for determination of gain is given.

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Kato, Y., Miura, E., Tachi, T. et al. Observation of gain at 54.2 Å on balmer-alpha transition of hydrogenic sodium. Appl. Phys. B 50, 247–256 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00325056

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