Fg. Tomasel et al., ENHANCED BEAM CHARACTERISTICS OF A DISCHARGE-PUMPED SOFT-X-RAY AMPLIFIER BY AN AXIAL MAGNETIC-FIELD, Physical review. A, 54(3), 1996, pp. 2474-2478
We report results of the study of soft-x-ray amplification in a discha
rge-created plasma under an externally applied axial magnetic field. T
his technique is observed to improve the uniformity and divergence of
the beam of a 46.9-nm discharge-pumped Ne-like Ar soft-x-ray amplifier
by decreasing the plasma density gradients at the time of lasing. At
the optimum strength of 0.15 T, the magnetic field also causes an incr
ease in the laser beam intensity. At higher fields the Zeeman effect i
s found to contribute to line broadening, decreasing the laser output.