Characterization and optimization of a laser-produced x-ray source with a double-stream gas puff target

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4504, Issue , 2001, Pages 69-76

  Fiedorowicz, Henryk ^a   Bartnik, Andrzej ^a   Jarocki, Roman ^a   Kostecki, Jerzy ^a   Krzywiński, Jacek ^b   Rakowski, Rafał ^a   Szczurek, Mirosław ^a  

^a MILITARY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Gas puff target; Laser applications; Laser produced x ray sources; X ray optics

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; PHOTODIODES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY OPTICS;

GAS PUFF TARGETS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0035762148     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.448451     Document Type: Article

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