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Demonstration of a desk-top size high repetition rate soft x-ray laser

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2005

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Heinbuch, S., author
Martz, D., author
Grisham, M., author
Rocca, Jorge J., author
Optical Society of America, publisher

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We have demonstrated a new type of high repetition rate 46.9 nm capillary discharge laser that fits on top of a small desk and that it does not require a Marx generator for its excitation. The relatively low voltage required for its operation allows a reduction of nearly one order of magnitude in the size of the pulsed power unit relative to previous capillary discharge lasers. Laser pulses with an energy of ~ 13 μJ are generated at repetition rates up to 12 Hz. About (2-3) × 104 laser shots can be generated with a single capillary. This new type of portable laser is an easily accessible source of intense short wavelength laser light for applications.

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