Optical properties of 3D transition metals in the spectral interval of interest for discharge-pumped XUV lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3156, Issue , 1997, Pages 288-294

  Uspenskii, Yurii A ^a   Antonov, S V ^a   Fedotov, V Y ^b   Vinogradov, Alexander V ^a  

^a LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Band structure calculation; Discharge pumped XUV lasers; EELS spectra; Normal incidence optics; Optical absorption; Optical constants; Reflectivity; VUV and XUV

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; APPLICATIONS; BAND STRUCTURE; CHROMIUM; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; LASERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PUMPING (LASER); REFLECTION; SCANDIUM; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS; X RAY LASERS;

BAND STRUCTURE CALCULATION; DISCHARGE PUMPED XUV LASERS; EELS SPECTRA; NORMAL INCIDENCE OPTICS; OPTICAL ABSORPTION; REFLECTIVITY; VUV AND XUV;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0012994882     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.279412     Document Type: Conference Paper

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