Transient pumping of a Ni-like Ag x-ray laser with a subpicosecond pump pulse in a traveling-wave irradiation geometry

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1093-1097

  Klisnick, A ^a   Zeitoun, P ^a   Ros, D ^a   Carillon, A ^a   Fourcade, P ^a   Hubert, S ^a   Jamelot, G ^a   Lewis, C L S ^b   Mac Phee, A G ^b   O'Rourcke, R M N ^b   Keenan, R ^b   Nickles, P V ^c   Janulewicz, K ^c   Kalashnikov, M ^c   Warwick, J ^c   Chanteloup, J C ^d   Migus, A ^d   Salmon, E ^d   Sauteret, C ^d   Zou, T P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^d ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASERS; NICKEL; PHOTONS; SILVER; X RAYS;

TRAVELING-WAVE IRRADIATION;

OPTICAL PUMPING;

EID: 0034391379     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.001093     Document Type: Article

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