Wang, Yanting, authorLuther, Bradley M., authorPedaci, Francesco, authorBerrill, Mark Allen, authorBrizuela, Fernando, authorMarconi, Mario Carlos, authorLarotonda, M. A., authorShlyaptsev, Vyacheslav N., authorRocca, Jorge, J., authorIEEE, publisher2015-07-282015-07-282005Wang, Y., et al., Dense Capillary Discharge Plasma Waveguide Containing Ag Ions, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 33, no. 2 (April 2005): 584-585.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/2125Interferometry of plasmas generated by fast discharge excitation of Ag2S microcapillary channels shows the formation of dense plasma waveguides capable of guiding intense laser beams. Discharge ablation of capillaries, 330 μm or 440 μm in diameter, with 3-5.5-kA current pulses formed concave plasma density profiles with axial electron density >1 × 1019 cm-3. These dense plasma waveguides containing highly ionized metal atoms are of interest to the development of a longitudinally pumped soft X-ray lasers.born digitalarticleseng©2005 IEEE.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.discharges (electric)plasma densityplasma diagnosticsplasma filled waveguidesplasma light propagationplasma productionsilverText