Dynamical aspects of the picosecond X-ray generation from laser-produced plasmas
Abstract
Picosecond X-ray generation from picosecond produced plasmas is studied. The dependence of the intensities of continuum X-rays on atomic number is analyzed, by utilizing the transient collisional radiative model. The intensities of X-ray lines are calculated in order to investigate the relation between multiply-ionized ions and electron densities and temperatures. It is observed that electron densities and temperatures do not maintain a steady-state equilibrium. The ionizing and combining phases of plasmas are described. An experiment demonstrating picosecond X-ray spectroscopy is presented.
- Publication:
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Laser Techniques in the Extreme Ultraviolet
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984lteu.proc..437K
- Keywords:
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- Laser Plasmas;
- Plasma Spectra;
- Ultrashort Pulsed Lasers;
- X Rays;
- Continuous Radiation;
- Dynamic Characteristics;
- Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation;
- Line Spectra;
- Ultraviolet Spectroscopy;
- Lasers and Masers