X-ray Thomson scattering in high energy density plasmas

SH Glenzer, R Redmer - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2009 - APS
Accurate x-ray scattering techniques to measure the physical properties of dense plasmas
have been developed for applications in high energy density physics. This class of …

Spatially resolved Fourier transform spectroscopy in the extreme ultraviolet

GSM Jansen, D Rudolf, L Freisem, KSE Eikema… - Optica, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Coherent extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation produced by table-top high-harmonic
generation (HHG) sources provides a wealth of possibilities in research areas ranging from …

Dynamical description of transient X-ray lasers seeded with high-order harmonic radiation through Maxwell-Bloch numerical simulations

IR Al'miev, O Larroche, D Benredjem, J Dubau… - Physical review …, 2007 - APS
The Maxwell-Bloch code colax has been upgraded to use detailed hydrodynamical and
collisional-radiative simulations of a soft x-ray laser plasma with traveling-wave pum** …

Spectral linewidth of a Ne-like Ar capillary discharge soft-x-ray laser and its dependence on amplification beyond gain saturation

L Urbanski, MC Marconi, LM Meng, M Berrill… - Physical Review A …, 2012 - APS
We report the measurement of the linewidth and temporal coherence of a λ= 46.9 nm neon-
like argon capillary discharge soft-x-ray laser and its variation with plasma column length. A …

Temporal coherence and spectral linewidth of an injection-seeded transient collisional soft x-ray laser

LM Meng, D Alessi, O Guilbaud, Y Wang, M Berrill… - Optics …, 2011 - opg.optica.org
The temporal coherence of an injection-seeded transient 18.9 nm molybdenum soft x-ray
laser was measured using a wavefront division interferometer and compared to model …

Characterization of the collisionally pumped optical-field-ionized soft-x-ray laser at driven in capillary tubes

B Cros, T Mocek, I Bettaibi, G Vieux, M Farinet… - Physical Review A …, 2006 - APS
We report on experimental and theoretical studies of a collisionally pumped, optical-field-
ionized soft-x-ray laser (SXRL) at 41.8 nm driven in capillary tubes with smooth inner …

Origin of microstructures in picosecond X-ray laser beams

O Guilbaud, A Klisnick, K Cassou, S Kazamias… - Europhysics …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Beam sections of transient collisional excitation (TCE) soft X-ray lasers exhibit highly
contrasted intensity modulations forming complex patterns. We present model calculations …

Improved beam characteristics of solid-target soft x-ray laser amplifiers by injection seeding with high harmonic pulses

M Berrill, D Alessi, Y Wang, SR Domingue, DH Martz… - Optics letters, 2010 - opg.optica.org
Injection seeding of solid-target soft x-ray laser amplifiers with high harmonic pulses is
shown to dramatically improve the far-field laser beam profile and reduce the beam …

Spatial coherence measurements of a 13.2 nm transient nickel-like cadmium soft X-ray laser pumped at grazing incidence

Y Liu, Y Wang, MA Larotonda, BM Luther, JJ Rocca… - Optics …, 2006 - opg.optica.org
The spatial coherence of a 13.2 nm transient collisional Ni-like Cd soft X-ray laser pumped
at 23 degrees grazing incidence was measured in a series of Young's double-slit …

Longitudinal coherence and spectral profile of a nickel-like silver transient soft X-ray laser

O Guilbaud, A Klisnick, D Joyeux, D Benredjem… - The European Physical …, 2006 - Springer
The spectral width of a Ni-like silver transient soft X-ray laser (4d-4p λ= 13.9 nm) was
experimentally inferred from the measurement of its temporal coherence, performed with a …