Ultrabright tunable coherent multikilovolt x-ray source

Details Ultrabright tunable coherent multikilovolt x-ray source Ultrabright tunable coherent multikilovolt x-ray source

2006-03-21

2006-03-21

Vannucci, James (Department: 2828)

Coherent light generators

Particular pumping means

With depopulation of lower states

C372S005000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07016390

ABSTRACT:
The generation of ultrabright, multikilovolt coherent tunable x-radiation resulting from amplification on hollow atom transition arrays is described. Amplification has been demonstrated by physical evidence including (a) the observation of selected spectral components of several Xeq+hollow atom transition arrays (q=30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37) radiated axially from confined plasma channels, (b) the measurement of line narrowing that is spectrally correlated with the amplified transitions, (c) evidence for spectral hole-burning in the spontaneous emission, a manifestation of saturated amplification, that corresponds spectrally with the amplified lines, and (d) the detection of an intense narrow (δθx˜0.2 mr) directed beam of radiation in the far field of the source.

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