Tutorial on x-ray lasers

William T. Silfvast

doi:10.1117/12.25912

1 February 1991 Tutorial on x-ray lasers

William T. Silfvast

Proceedings Volume 1397, 8th Intl Symp on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.25912
Event: Eighth International Symposium on Gas-Flow and Chemical Lasers, 1990, Madrid, Spain

Abstract

The fundamental principles of x-ray lasers are discussed. Topics such as inversion density requirements, gain saturation, plasma production, excitation mechanisms (including electron excitation, photoionization and recombination), electron density limitations and laser mirror properties are described. Various laser systems including quasi-steady-state lasers and transient, non-equilibrium photoionization-pumped lasers are summarized.

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William T. Silfvast "Tutorial on x-ray lasers", Proc. SPIE 1397, 8th Intl Symp on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, (1 February 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.25912

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