预脉冲在毛细管快放电软x射线激光中的作用

在一台毛细管快放电软x射线激光实验装置上，在相同主脉冲条件下（电流峰值18—30kA，半周期80ns），通过观测放电产生的软x射线辐射，研究了该装置固有的高幅值（2—5kA）和外加的低幅值（10—20A）两种预脉冲，对聚乙烯毛细管和高纯度陶瓷毛细管（99.9%）放电的管壁烧蚀及等离子体状态的影响.采用装置固有的几kA预脉冲和聚乙烯毛细管，放电 过程中产生了大量的管壁烧蚀，并且这种情况下的等离子体均匀性差，没有可能获得激光输 出.而采用20A的预脉冲和高纯度陶瓷毛细管，管壁烧蚀量大大减少，预电离等离子体的均匀 性好，在这种情况下，实验上利用x射线二极管观测到了激光尖峰信号. 关键词： 预脉冲 毛细管放电 软x射线激光     

激励类氖氩软X射线激光的最佳放电电流波形

 为了提高毛细管放电类氖氩46.9 nm软X射线激光的强度,研究了主脉冲电流波形对等离子体Z箍缩过程、激光的产生时间及激光强度的影响。通过改变主开关导通电感,实现了对主脉冲电流上升沿的改变。随着电流上升沿的增加,激光尖峰幅值减小,激光产生时间增加。实验进一步研究了平均电流变化率对激光强度的影响:在毛细管内径3 mm、管内初始气压30 Pa的情况下,产生46.9 nm激光的最佳平均电流变化率约为7.0×10¹¹ A/s。     

光学仪器 X射线、紫外线及其仪器

O434.1∥TN2412006010785毛细管放电抽运软X光激光产生条件的实验研究=Ex-peri mental investigation of lasing condition for soft X-raylaser pumped by capillary discharge[刊,中]/栾伯晗(哈尔滨工业大学可调谐激光技术国家级重点实验室.黑龙江,哈尔滨(150001)),赵永蓬…∥中国激光.—2005,32(9).—1189-1192实验探索了较低氩气气压下激光产生的条件,利用X射线二极管(XRD)测量了毛细管放电激励类氖氩46.9nm软X光激光的输出。在其他实验参量不变的情况下,改变主脉冲电流的波形,比较了激光尖峰与背景光的相对位置。实验结果表明,当…     

毛细管放电软X光激光预-主脉冲延时电路

 以预-主脉冲方式工作的激励软X光激光毛细管放电装置，其预-主脉冲先后触发时间间隔的控制，直接影响了泵浦能量转换为X射线激光能量的效率。运用光电耦合及脉冲变压器隔离等技术，将集成芯片构成的延时电路用于快速高压放电装置中。实验结果表明，预-主脉冲协调工作，延时触发2～50μs，为产生软X光激光提供了条件。     

毛细管放电X光激光装置中的预脉冲电源

 针对目前毛细管放电X 光激光装置产生的预脉冲电流幅值过大、持续时间较短的问题，提出了增加预脉冲开关抑制原有预脉冲，再外加由脉冲成形网络组成的预脉冲发生器，产生所需预脉冲的改造方案。可在主脉冲来临之前产生幅度10~50A，持续时间约17μs的方波预脉冲电流，来满足毛细管放电泵浦类氖氩X光激光实验的需要。     

毛细管放电X光激光装置中的预脉冲电源

针对目前毛细管放电X 光激光装置产生的预脉冲电流幅值过大、持续时间较短的问题，提出了增加预脉冲开关抑制原有预脉冲，再外加由脉冲成形网络组成的预脉冲发生器，产生所需预脉冲的改造方案。可在主脉冲来临之前产生幅度10~50A，持续时间约17μs的方波预脉冲电流，来满足毛细管放电泵浦类氖氩X光激光实验的需要。     

毛细管放电69.8nm激光强度空间分布特性研究

报道了毛细管放电69.8 nm软X射线激光的光强分布特性. 实验中所用毛细管长度为35 cm, 放电主脉冲电流幅值为11.5 kA, 放电初始气压为14-16 Pa. 测得的光斑强度分布由两部分构成, 在中心有一个占光强绝大部分的主峰, 其发散角约为0.4 mrad, 边缘还有两个小的离轴峰, 峰-峰发散角约为1.5 mrad. 理论上采用几何光学近似的方法对其光强分布进行计算, 光斑如此小的发散角主峰的出现, 可能主要是由于毛细管放电过程中电子密度在轴心处具有轻微凹陷造成的.     

脉冲功率技术在短波长气体激光器中的应用

 介绍了脉冲功率技术在离子准分子、准分子和软X射线激光研究中的应用情况。给出了三种激光产生对泵浦源电学参数的要求，并给出实现这些电学参数的实验装置以及实验装置的性能指标。在软X射线激光研究方面，利用10级Marx发生器和Blumlein传输线，建立了最高电流峰值40 kA，前沿为26.6 ns的毛细管放电装置，并实现了46.9 nm激光输出。建立了输出电压600 kV、输出电流20 kA的电子束装置，并作为泵浦源实现了离子准分子光腔效应。为了泵浦S2准分子，采用横向放电方式和低电感放电回路，实现了电压脉冲宽度为29.2 ns的窄脉冲放电。     

毛细管快放电中的管壁烧蚀

TN248.6 2004064116 毛细管快放电中的管壁烧蚀=Experimental investigation on ablation characteristics of capillary discharge[刊,中]/程元丽(哈尔滨工业大学可调谐激光技术国家级重点实验室.黑龙江,哈尔滨(150001)),赵永蓬…∥中国激光.—2004,31(5).—538-542 介绍了一台毛细管快放电软X射线激光实验装置,包括Marx发生器,Blumlein传输线和毛细管放电室等。在充入相同气压的气体(70～90Pa)和相同主脉冲(电流峰值30kA,上升沿30ns)放电条件下,通过观测其放电后的真空紫外波段辐射,对分别采用该装置固有的幅值     

飞秒激光在氦气中的高次谐波

利用中心波长在795nm的线偏振的钛宝石超短脉冲激光除为抽运源，在拟气中观察到40nm-160nm第5－17次谐波的软X射线激光辐射，着重研究了高次谐波谱线强度随气压的变化规律，发现高次谐波谱线强度随充气气压的增加而增强，实验中考虑到如果充气气压过高，探测仪器可能受到损害，充气气压没有达到最佳值。     

Capillary discharge soft X-ray lasing in Ne-like Ar pumped by low main current pulses

Under the condition of the low main current pulse, the capillary discharge soft X-ray laser is obtained. The laser energy of the same discharge current amplitude at different Ar pressures and of different current amplitudes at the same Ar pressure are compared, respectively. At different Ar pressures, the amplitude of the main current pulse evidently impacts the soft X ray, especially at a pressure higher than 30 Pa. In order to obtain the laser output at a high Ar pressure, the amplitude should be increased. However, at the same Ar pressure, it might have an optimum current, in which case the laser spike is the highest and the most stationary. The laser achieving time at different amplitudes is also discussed. As far as we know, this is the first time the influence of the amplitude of the main current pulse has been analyzed.     

Testifying experiment of the multi-pulse phenomena of capillary discharge soft-X-ray laser

In a capillary discharge experiment for the neon-like argon lasing, we have proposed an experimental scheme to verify that the multi-spike of X-ray diode (XRD) signal is a multi-pulse laser or is a reflection of the laser pulse in the XRD.The ceramic capillary has an inner diameter of 3mm and a length of 200mm.At the gas pressure of 28Pa and discharge current of 27kA, stable lasing has been realized.The experimental results prove that the multi-spike of XRD signal is a reflection of the electromagnetic signal produced by the laser pulse in the XRD.The improved electrocircuit scheme of the XRD to minimize the reflection phenomena is also found.     

Demonstration of soft x-ray laser of Ne-like Ar at 69.8 nm pumped by capillary discharge

The demonstration of a 69.8?nm laser on 3p 3P2 - 3s 1P1 (J=2-1) transition of Ne-like Ar pumped by capillary discharge is reported in this Letter. A main current of 12?kA with rise time of 43?ns was chosen to generate the plasma in a 35?cm long capillary filling with pressure of Ar as low as 11?Pa, resulting in a gain coefficient of 0.34?cm(-1) and gain-length product of 11 at 69.8?nm. Also observed is a weak laser on 3p 3D2 - 3s 3P1 (J=2-1) transition of Ne-like Ar at 72.6?nm in the same condition. In addition, multiwavelength lasing at 46.9, 69.8, and 72.6?nm was simultaneously realized in a capillary discharge plasma column, conditioning the pressure of Ar to 13?Pa.     

毛细管放电条件下类氖序列原子参量计算与分析

利用多组态求解相对论性的Hartree-Fock-Roothan方程(HFR)方法计算了类氖离子(Z=13～27)2s^22p^5—2s^22p^53s能级之间跃迁的原子参量,包括类氖氩激光系统的能级,振子强度,自发辐射衰变速率,能级寿命,电子碰撞激发截面及电子碰撞激发速率系数等。以类氖氩离子为例,分析了等离子体内46．9nm激光跃迁的粒子数反转的形成及谱线放大过程,讨论了其它几条谱线产生增益的可能性,分析了激光线振子强度随核电荷数的变化规律。根据获得的原子参量,计算了利用毛细管放电产生类氖氩和类氖氪x射线激光的放电参量,其中类氖氩毛细管放电的初始压强的范围为30~90Pa,放电电流峰值为10～50kA。理论计算结果为类氖氩x光激光实验分析,深入研究等离子体反转动力学,激光增益的估算及理论方案设计等提供了基本数据。     

A New Discharge Scheme of a Prepulse Plus Two Main Pulses for Capillary-Discharge Soft-X-Ray Laser

Reducing the capillary-discharge current is one way of possibly decreasing the pumping power requirement. We examine the influence of various discharge currents on laser intensity and determine the suitable pre-discharge condition for a 46.9-nm discharge-pumped Ne-like Ar soft-x-ray amplifier. The experimental results show that a high additional pre-pulse current at amplitude of several kA and with a very short duration of several tens of nanosecond can effectively decrease the amplitude of the main discharge current at the lasing time. We propose a new discharge scheme of a pre~pulse plus two main pulses which appears to significantly decrease the requirement for discharge current. This in turn may decrease the pumping power requirement for the capillary discharge laser and can greatly increase laser efficiency.     

Enhancement of Ne-like Ar 46.9 nm laser output by mixing appropriate He ratio at low pressure

With pure Ar and gaseous mixtures of Ar-He, the laser spike of Ne-like Ar 46.9 nm pumped by capillary discharge is measured with XRD (X-ray diode) at low pressure. We observe the effects of the Ar pressure and the He ratio on the amplitude of laser pulse. Compared with the laser spike of pure Ar, a mixture of Ar and a small quantity of He enhances the laser output. The time of lasing onset and the duration of laser pulses are not affected by mixing He. In addition, a monochromator is used to measure the laser pulse at 46.9 nm. This is the first observation of laser output with a Ar-He mixture.     

Observation of the spectrum of Ne-like Ar 46.9 nm soft X-ray and the laser under different main current rise time

Ne-like Ar 46.9 nm soft X-ray laser has been realized by the main current with different rise time. In this paper, the spectrum of capillary discharge Ne-like Ar 46.9 nm soft X-ray laser has been detected using a Rowland spectrograph, a new method of changing the rise time of the main current is also researched when the other conditions are fixed. The rise time will be changed when altering the inductance of the main switch, which will influence the time of lasing onset and the energy of the laser output. The time of lasing onset will be postponed and the energy of the laser will increase when the induction of the main switch increases. The energy of the laser increase by 78.5% when the rise time is changed from 38 to 55 ns.     

Influence of Z-pinch evolution on laser pulse duration at 46.9 nm in Ne-like Ar ions

A capillary discharge 46.9 nm Ne-like Ar laser is achieved with peak current of 20–23 kA. The variation of laser pulse duration with initial Ar pressure and rise-time of main current is reported. Measurements show that the laser pulse durations slightly increase with the increased pressure and increased rise-time of current. A comparison of the experimental results with the calculation of snow-plow model indicates that the increase of laser pulse duration is the result of decreased Z-pinch velocity at the pinch time when the radius of plasma is minimal.     

低气压掺氪混合气放电XeF（C—A）激光

于0.22MPa气压和2.76MW/cm~3泵浦速率下,在商品准分子激光器上实现放电激励XeF(C-A)宽带自由振荡。使用峰值净益为1.24％/cm的掺氪四元混合气,获得兰绿激光输出1.17mJ,比能量输出9mJ/L,增本征效率0.016％,中心波长477nm,带宽32nm(FWHM)。