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Vanadium-pumped titanium x-ray laser.

J Nilsen

    Optics Letters
    |September 22, 2009
    PubMed
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    A novel laboratory X-ray laser utilizes resonant photopumping in vanadium to achieve lasing in titanium. This breakthrough offers significant gains on multiple X-ray laser lines, with the shortest reaching 32.65 nm.

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    Area of Science:

    • Atomic Physics
    • Plasma Physics
    • Laser Science

    Background:

    • Laboratory X-ray lasers are crucial for various scientific investigations.
    • Developing efficient and high-gain X-ray laser sources remains a key challenge.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe a new laboratory X-ray laser system.
    • To demonstrate resonant photopumping as a viable excitation mechanism for X-ray lasers.
    • To characterize the performance of the developed X-ray laser.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a laboratory X-ray laser setup.
    • Employing resonant photopumping with specific emission lines from fluorinelike vanadium (Z = 23).
    • Achieving lasing on 3p ? 3s transitions in neonlike titanium (Z = 22).

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    Main Results:

    • Successfully demonstrated an X-ray laser resonantly photopumped by vanadium.
    • Observed lasing on multiple transitions in neonlike titanium.
    • Calculations indicate five laser lines with gains exceeding 5 cm(-1).
    • The shortest observed wavelength is 32.65 nm.

    Conclusions:

    • The described X-ray laser represents a significant advancement in laboratory-based sources.
    • Resonant photopumping is an effective method for achieving high-gain X-ray lasing.
    • The developed laser system shows promise for applications requiring short-wavelength, high-intensity X-rays.