类氖锗X光激光增益实验

本文介绍了在LF-12激光器上进行的类氖锗X光激光增益实验。当泵浦激光波长为1.053μm,脉宽为1.1～1.4ns、能量为550～650J、线聚焦焦斑为185μm×20mm时,使用片状锗靶测量波长为19.61、23.22、23.63、24.73及28.65nm的五条激光跃迁线的增益分别为3.06、3.99、3.72、2.36及4.59cm^(-1)。实验给出了关于柱形等离子体激光介质发射区厚度及软X射线激光发射角的实验数据。实验也给出了软X射线激光强度随泵浦激光功率密度变化的讯息。最后分析了由薄膜锗X光激光靶进行的增益实验中未看到激光增益线的原因。     

类氖锗X射线激光光学特性研究

本工作测量了类氖锗3s-3p X射线激光的23.2nm和23.6nm两条强激光跃迁线水平方向和垂直方向的空间分布,当靶长20mm时,X射线激光水平方向束发散角约为12mrad,主束指向偏离线状等离子体轴线约8mrad;垂直方向束发散角约为22mrad,本工作还采用钼/硅多层膜平面反射镜,对X射线激光进行正反射,获得了X射线激光双程放大的光学特性。 关键词：     

类锂铝10.57和15.47纳米X光激光增益研究

在LF-11(10^(11)W)激光装置上,开展了类锂铝(Al^(10+))的X光激光实验研究。实验中,激光器运行在线聚焦工作状态,波长1.06μm,脉冲宽度约为200ps,能量约20J。线聚焦长12mm,宽约100μm。实验中使用了厚铝靶(1.2μm)和薄膜铝靶(60和94.7nm),用时间积分掠入射光栅谱仪测量线状等离子体轴向XUV谱,用针孔照相机监视线聚焦状态。结果表明,Al^(10+)离子的10.57(3d-5f)和15.47(3d-4f)nm线的强度随等离子体的长度呈现明显的非线性增长。这两条激光跃迁线,用60nm铝靶时,增益系数分别为3.18和2.26cm^(-1);用1.2μm铝靶时,增益系数分别为1.67和0.91cm^(-1);用94.7nm铝靶时,波长为10.57nm线的增益系数为1.78cm^(-1)。说明厚度合适的薄膜靶能获得较高的增益。     

高增益的类Ne锗软X光激光实验

采用新颖的“双靶对接”设计,利用强度约12×10^(13)W/cm^2,波长1.05μm,脉宽约1ns的两路激光线聚焦辐照平面厚锗双靶,观察到了波长为19.6、23.2、23.6、24.7和28.6nm的五根类Ne锗3p-3s跃迁谱线的放大。波长为23.2和23.6nm的谱线,增益-长度乘积GL的值约13。利用软X光扫描相机观测了四根软X光谱线的时间特性。     

针孔透射光栅谱仪用于线聚焦激光等离子体研究

利用针孔透射光栅光谱仪(PTGS)研究了波长为1.06μm、平均功率密度为2×10¹²W/cm²的线聚焦激光照射Al平板靶所产生的线状等离子体的轴向和非轴向X射线发射(5—200?)的光谱和空间分布特性。文中也就该条件下的线状等离子体作为X射线激光增益介质的有关问题进行了讨论。 关键词：     

激发态之间的电离与复合过程对类氖锗19.6nm X射线激光增益系数的影响

考察了激发态之间的电离与复合过程对等离子体状态的影响,并对其原因进行了细致的分析,分别考察了对1.0ns,100ps和5ps激光驱动的类氖锗19.6nm Ｘ射线激光增益系数的影响.研究表明,对于5ps激光驱动的瞬态机理X射线激光来讲,因增益区处在高密度区,所以,激发态之间的电离与复合过程对X射线激光将不可以忽略.对于1.0ns和100ps激光驱动的亚稳态机理X射线激光来讲,在电子密度小于等于5×10²⁰cm^－3的区域,忽略激发态之间的电离与复合使增益的时间半高全 关键词： X射线激光 矩阵分块法 类氖锗 双电子激发态     

类锂-AI~(+10)离子4f-3d跃迁的软X射线ASE增益实验

在六路激光等离子体装置上已成功地进行了复合泵浦机制的软X射线自发发射放大(ASE)的演示实验.利用自制的针孔透射光栅谱仪,巳观测到激光产生的线状等离子体中,类理-Al~(+10)离子的4f-3d跃迁(154.7(?))的ASE增益放大.测量了一组不同长度线状等离子体的类锂-Al~(+10)离子4f-3跃迁线沿轴线发射的时间积分谱线强度.结果表明,该谱线发射强度随等离子体长度呈指数式增长,相应的增益系数为3.7±0.9cm~(-1),其最大增益长度积约为2.7.     

瞬态电子碰撞激发类氖锗19.6nm X射线激光的理论研究

近来，许多实验室仅采用一个脉宽为几个ps的短脉冲就得到了强放大的软X射线激光.这表明瞬态是来得及电离的.为此，在类氖锗的瞬态电子碰撞激发19.6nm 波长X射线激光研究中，提出了采用低预脉冲产生低电离度的预等离子体，后续一个ps级短脉冲既电离又加热等离子体的驱动方式.并用系列程序进行了模拟.模拟结果表明，这种驱动方式也可以得到高增益. 关键词： X射线激光 等离子体 增益系数 瞬态电子碰撞激发     

俄歇效应泵浦的波长1089的激光增益实验

本文介绍了LF-11~#钕玻璃激光装置上进行的一次短波长激光增益实验。用波长1.06μm、能量20J、脉宽650ps左右的激光束辐照钽靶,形成的等离子体发射出能区在70到130eV之间的软X射线,然后用软X射线去泵浦压强为266.6Pa的Xe气激光工作介质,产生出1089A的激光。实验得出小信号激光增益系数a=2.38/cm。激光持续时间为700ps。     

5—200?范围激光等离子体X射线辐射特性研究

利用带有针孔的透射式光栅光谱仪研究了激光等离子体X射线辐射的原子序数依赖性和激光功率密度对辐射的影响。得到了波长为1.06μm,平均功率密度为5×10¹⁴W/cm²的激光辐照条件下Z=6(C)到Z=79(Au)的不同原子序数激光等离子体X射线发射光谱。点聚焦和线聚焦激光照射方式下Al,Au等离子体X射线发射的对照实验结果表明,激光功率密度对低Z等离子体X射线发射的影响比对高Z的影响更明显。 关键词：     

Efficient J=0-1 soft-X-ray lasing in neon-like ions at pump powers below 250 GW

2 . By using a 0.7% prepulse that precedes the main pulse by 5 ns and applying a total pump energy of 100 J or less, the J=0-1 lasing is at least one order of magnitude higher than the non-lasing background. For the 32.6-nm line of Ti, the 25.5-nm line of Fe, and the 23.1-nm line of Ni, gain coefficients of (±) 4.20.4cm^-1, (±) 3.90.3cm^-1, and (±) 3.60.6cm^-1, respectively, were measured for 2.4-cm-long curved targets, resulting in gain–length products of ∼10. Angle-resolved spectra indicate a beam divergence of 3 mrad (FWHM), typically. The space-resolved spectra show that the J=0-1 lasing lines are emitted from an approximately 60-μm-wide (FWHM) plasma region, whereas the nearby continuum emission is produced in a considerably broader plasma region of ∼250 μm. Lasing at 25.5 nm in neon-like iron was observed at a pump power as low as 180 GW (∼9 TW/cm²), with, however, considerable shot-to-shot scatter in the absolute laser output. Received: 5 September 1997/Revised version: 10 November 1997     

Characterization of the 46.9-nm soft X-ray laser beam from a capillary discharge

Intense lasing had been obtained from argon plasma in the soft X-ray region from a capillary discharge plasma system. Different diagnostics have been used to characterize the lasing properties by recording the temporal, spatial, and spectral profiles of the emission. The divergence measurement indicates that the soft X-ray laser beam has good directionality with a divergence of 3.5 mrad. The spectrum of the laser beam measured using a transmission grating showed intense lasing line at 46.9 nm. Diffraction orders as high as 10th orders were observed. The temporal profile recorded with a vacuum diode showed a distinct laser peak with a pulse width ~1.2 ns (FWHM). In addition, the coherence of the X-ray laser beam was also confirmed from the high-contrast interference fringes (visibility ~85 %) recorded using double slits.     

Role of the wall ablation in the operation of a 46.9 nmAr capillary discharge soft x‐ray laser

A capillary discharge pumped soft x‐ray laser operating at 46.9 nm on the 3p–3s transition of the Ne‐like Ar has been realized by pumping the active medium with a relatively slow current pulse (dI/dt ≈ 6 · 10¹¹ A/s). In order to study the role of the ablation in the production of the laser effect, the intensity of the amplified 46.9 nm line has been investigated using the same pumping current pulses in the plastic (polyacetal) and ceramic (Al₂O₃). We showed that the ablation of the capillary walls is unfavorable both for the compression and stability of the plasma and consequently for the soft x‐ray laser production. The amplification and lasing effects are observed only in the ceramic channel. The measurements of the line intensity at 46.9 nm showed the lasing with a gain‐length product of ≈ 9, a laser pulse energy of ≈ 5 μJ, a pulse duration of 1.3 ns and a beam divergence of ≈ 3.5 mrad. In addition, effect of the scaling of the time of lasing with the initial plasma diameter was demonstrated experimentally and compared with a one‐dimensional MHD model.     

“四靶串接”类氖锗软X光激光趋向饱和增益的理论研究

介绍了“四靶串接”设计思想,继对接方式之后,又提出了顺接方式来提高X光激光增益,使四靶总长度达到5.6cm。我们研制了程序系列来模拟这一实验,直接给出测点处的X光激光的强度。先用上轮“双靶对接”实验结果检验我们的程序系列,使得23.2nm激光线的结果与实验数据相符合,再用它模拟“四靶串接”实验。在实验之前,对各靶之间距离和角度,以及这些数据对实验结果的敏感程度作了预估,用以指导实验。实验结果证明理论模拟是正确的。23.2nm和23.6nm两条激光线已明显趋于饱和,其小讯号增益长度积GL分别达到18.3和17.6,有效GL分别达到16.4和15.7。X光激光的发散角已减小到3～4mrad,超过美国利弗莫尔实验室(LLNL)已发表的最好结果。     

Intensity distribution of a capillary-discharge 46.9 nm soft X-ray laser

We realize a Ne-like Ar 46.9 nm soft X-ray laser pumped by a capillary discharge. The study of the laserpulse-intensity distribution is important for applications of soft X-ray lasers. The intensity distribution demonstrates the gain distribution, plasma radius, and axial plasma density that contribute to the study of the laser-pulse formation. To measure the intensity in different positions of the X-ray laser spot, we moved transversally an X-ray diode (XRD) assembled with a slit. We obtain the onedimensional intensity distribution. We find a laser divergence (FWHM) of 4.0 mrad. According to the gain-guided model, we calculate the intensity distribution. The measured divergence of 4.0 mrad roughly corresponds to a plasma radius a approximately equal to 230–250 μm and on-axis electron density n _e ≈ 8.0?10¹⁸ ?9.0?10¹⁸ cm ^?3. The results of calculations indicate that the divergence of the intensity distribution increases when the plasma radius decreases and the on-axis electron density increases.     

Collisional excitation soft X-ray laser at 23.6 nm in a laser-produced cylindrical target

We have tested soft X-ray lasing in neon-like germanium with cylindrical targets where wave guiding and plasma confinement may affect lasing. An intense soft X-ray laser beam of 0.05 MW peak power and a narrow beam divergence (8 mrad) was produced at 23.6 nm with a 4 cm long straight cylindrical target of 0.72 mm inner diameter. Bending the cylindrical target to form a toroidal shape increased the lasing intensity by a factor of 3 accompanied with reduction of the beam divergence from 8 to 6 mrad.     

Collisionally pumped hybrid soft X-ray laser in Ne-like sulphur

We describe an experiment demonstrating XUV amplification following collisional excitation in a capillary discharge plasma irradiated by a picosecond IR laser pulse. Guiding and temporally resolved transmission of the pump laser beam are also demonstrated and analysed. The short pump laser pulse heated rapidly the electrons producing amplification in the 3p¹S₀–3s¹P₁ transition of Ne-like sulphur at 60.84 nm. The estimated gain–length product was equal to 6.8, while the beam divergence reached 2.5 mrad for 30 mm capillary. This new, hybridly pumped collisional soft X-ray laser with the transient gain offers a new way towards efficient table-top XUV sources.     

SODIUM-LIKE RECOMBINATION X-RAY LASER

Experimental studies of soft X-ray laser for the sodium-likerecombination scheme conducted at the LF12 Laser Facility of SIOM(Shanghai Instituteof Optics and Fine Mechanics)are reported.Soft X-ray amplification was observed insodium-like copper ions by line-focused laser irradiation of slab targets.Based on thespatially-resolved measurements,the spatial distribution of the laser gain for the transition6g—4f(72.22(?))of sodium-like copper ions was obtained,and the maximums of gaincoefflcients and gain-length products at 550μm from target surface were 2.0 cm~(-1) and 3. 6,respectively.The evolution of spectrally discriminated spatial uniformity of line-shapedplasmas as lasing gain media produced by uniform laser illumination in line-focus isalso investigated.It is found that under this experimental condition the line-shapedplasma is very uniform after laser heating.     

Self-focusing and its related interactions at very high laser intensities for fast ignition at Osaka University

At the Institute of Laser Engineering, various type of experiments related to fast ignition were performed with the 12-beam laser system GEKKO XII and the newly added 100 TW beams line. Using both X-ray and UV laser probes, drilling via ponderomotive laser light self-focusing was studied to show drilling well into the overdense plasma over a distance of 100 μ m at a self-focused laser intensity of 10¹⁸ W / cm ² . This type of self-focusing accelerated electrons up to 0.1 to 1 MeV and was also applied to an imploding shell.