Pump propagation in short-pulse-driven recombination x-ray lasers

Christopher D. Decker; David C. Eder; Richard A. London

doi:10.1117/12.221636

25 September 1995 Pump propagation in short-pulse-driven recombination x-ray lasers

Christopher D. Decker, David C. Eder, Richard A. London

Proceedings Volume 2520, Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221636
Event: SPIE's 1995 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The propagation of the optical laser (pump) used in optical-field ionized recombination x-ray lasing schemes [D. C. Eder et. al, Phys. of Plasmas 5, 1744 (1994)] is examined. A model which self consistently evolves the laser radiation as it ionizes a neutral gas is presented. The model allows for multiple ionization stages and for spatial variations in the neutral gas density appropriate for studying propagation through gas jets and laser evaporated gases. Typical experimental conditions are examined and it is found that ionization induced refraction plays a dominant role in the evolution of the laser pulse.

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Christopher D. Decker, David C. Eder, and Richard A. London "Pump propagation in short-pulse-driven recombination x-ray lasers", Proc. SPIE 2520, Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications, (25 September 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221636

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