Electronic Resource
[S.l.]
:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Applied Physics
81 (1997), S. 5980-5983
ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
The interaction of a high-contrast, 400 fs, 5×1017 W/cm2 laser pulse with a preformed tantalum plasma produced in a double-pulse configuration is investigated. The x-ray emission characteristics are studied for different time delays between the two laser pulses. A time-resolved transmission grating spectrometer is used to measure the x-ray conversion efficiency and emission duration in the 0.2–1.2 keV energy range. Our results show that it is possible to increase the x-ray source conversion efficiency by an order of magnitude simply by optimizing the delay between the laser pulses. To give an overview of the performances available from such laser-plasma x-ray sources, these results are compared those obtained with a single laser pulse in different interaction regimes. © 1997 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.364387
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