ISSN:
1077-3118
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
A plasma source suitable for repetitive operation, going beyond single shot experiments for research into soft x-ray lasers, is reported. Successful operation of an ultrafast, small-diameter, highly uniform z pinch has been achieved at currents of 35–50 kA, for a variety of gases and a large range of mass densities. Due to an efficient preionization of the working gas, a high-temperature and a high cooling rate of the plasma column are obtained. The plasma is less than 1 mm in radius, over 30 mm long, and over 1018 cm−3 ion density. A soft x-ray recombination laser experiment for the λ≈182 A(ring) Balmer-alpha-like transition in C vi is proposed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.104812