Pulse duration measurements of grazing-incidence-pumped high repetition rate Ni-like Ag and Cd transient soft x-ray lasers
Date
2006
Authors
Chang, Zenghu, author
Gilbertson, S., author
Shakya, Mahendra Man, author
Rocca, Jorge J., author
Luther, B. M., author
Wang, Y., author
Berrill, M., author
Larotonda, M. A., author
Optical Society of America, publisher
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Abstract
We have measured the pulse duration of gain-saturated 13.9 nm Ni-like Ag and 13.2 nm Ni-like Cd transient collisional lasers excited by grazing-incidence-pumping for several pumping conditions. High-resolution streak-camera measurements yielded FWHM pulse durations close to 5 ps for both lasers under optimum pumping conditions. The very high brightness and short pulse duration of these new high repetition tabletop soft x-ray lasers make them an attractive source for dynamic applications.