Rocca, Jorge J., authorMarconi, M. C., authorFilevich, J., authorJankowska, E., authorSzapiro, B., authorHammarsten, E. C., authorSpringer-Verlag, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032004Hammarsten, E. C., et al., Soft X-Ray Laser Diagnostics of Exploding Aluminum Wire Plasmas, Applied Physics. B, Lasers and Optics 78, no. 7-8 (2004): [933]-937.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/67832The evolution of current-driven thin single Al wire plasmas was studied with soft X-ray shadowgraphy and interferometry using a very compact capillary discharge-driven λ = 46.9 nm laser probe. Wires of 25 μm diameter excited by current pulses with a 78 A/ns increase rate were observed to expand uniformly at a rate of 3.5 μm/ns. In contrast, an increase in the rate of energy deposited per unit mass was observed to give rise to significant early plasma instabilities. The results illustrate the use of table-top soft X-ray lasers as a new tool for the diagnostics of dense pulse power driven plasmas.born digitalarticleseng©2004 Springer-Verlag.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.Text