Pershin, Yu. A., authorVinogradov, A. V., authorUspenskii, Yu. A., authorRocca, Jorge J., authorKanizay, K., authorMarconi, M. C., authorMoreno, C. H., authorAmerican Physical Society, publisher2007-01-032007-01-031999Moreno, C. H., et al., Soft-X-Ray Laser Interferometry of a Pinch Discharge Using a Tabletop Laser, Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics 60, no. 1 (July 1999): 911-917.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/67524We have used a tabletop soft-x-ray laser and a wave-front division interferometer to probe the plasma of a pinch discharge. A very compact capillary discharge-pumped Ne-like Ar laser emitting at 46.9 nm was combined with a wave division interferometer based on Lloyd's mirror and Sc-Si multilayer-coated optics to map the electron density in the cathode region of the discharge. This demonstration of the use of tabletop soft-x-ray laser in plasma interferometry could lead to the widespread use of these lasers in the diagnostics of dense plasmas.born digitalarticleseng©1999 American Physical Society.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