A SATURATED X-RAY LASER-BEAM AT 7 NANOMETERS

Authors
ZHANG J MACPHEE AG LIN J WOLFRUM E SMITH R DANSON C KEY MH LEWIS CLS NEELY D NILSEN J PERT GJ TALLENTS GJ WARK JS
Citation
J. Zhang et al., A SATURATED X-RAY LASER-BEAM AT 7 NANOMETERS, Science, 276(5315), 1997, pp. 1097-1100
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00368075
Volume
276
Issue
5315
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1097 - 1100
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-8075(1997)276:5315<1097:ASXLA7>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A saturated nickel-like samarium x-ray laser beam at 7 nanometers has been demonstrated with an output energy of 0.3 millijoule in 50-picose cond pulses, demonstrating that saturated operation of a laser at wave lengths shorter than 10 nanometers can be achieved. The narrow diverge nce, short wavelength, short pulse duration, high efficiency, and high brightness of this samarium laser make it an ideal candidate for many x-ray laser applications.