XUV spectroscopic characterization of warm dense aluminum plasmas generated by the free-electron-laser FLASH

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-56

  Zastrau, U ^a,b   Burian, T ^c   Chalupsky, J ^c   Doppner T ^d   Dzelzainis, T W J ^e   Faustlin R R ^f   Fortmann, C ^d   Galtier, E ^g,h   Glenzer, S H ^d   Gregori, G ⁱ   Juha, L ^c   Lee, H J ^g   Lee, R W ^d,g   Lewis, C L S ^e   Medvedev, N ^f   Nagler, B ^g   Nelson, A J ^d   Riley, D ^e   Rosmej, F B ^h,j   Toleikis, S ^f   Tschentscher, T ^k   Uschmann, I ^a,b   Vinko, S M ⁱ   Wark, J S ⁱ   Whitcher, T ⁱ   Forster E ^a,b   more..

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ INSTITUTE JENA   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^d LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^f DESY   (Germany)

^g SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^h SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^j ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^k EUROPEAN XFEL GMBH   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Free electron lasers; Plasma diagnostics; Warm dense matter; XUV spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

13.5 NM; FEMTOSECONDS; IONIC LINES; OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTON ENERGY; PULSE ENERGIES; RADIATIVE DECAY; SATURABLE ABSORPTION; SOLID DENSITY PLASMAS; SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; WARM DENSE ALUMINUM; WARM DENSE MATTERS; XUV PULSE; XUV SPECTROSCOPY;

FREE ELECTRON LASERS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84859346780     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026303461100067X     Document Type: Article

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