Quantitative study of 10 Hz operation of a soft x-ray laser -energy stability and target considerations

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 9486-9493

  Lindau, F ^a   Lundh, O ^a   Persson, A ^a   Cassou, K ^b   Kazamias, S ^b   Ros, D ^b   Ple F ^b   Jamelot, G ^b   Klisnick, A ^b   De Rossi, S ^c   Joyeux, D ^c   Zielbauer, B ^d   Ursescu, D ^d   Kuhl T ^d   Wahlstrom C G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES MOLÉCULAIRES D ORSAY   (France)

^c UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^d GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JITTER; LASER ABLATION; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; OXIDES; PUMPING (LASER); RELIABILITY THEORY;

ENERGY FLUCTUATIONS; GRAZING; RELIABLE LASING; TARGET POSITION;

X RAY LASERS;

EID: 34547405401     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.009486     Document Type: Article

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