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Gain lifetime measurement of a Ni-like Ag soft X-ray laser

David RosT. T. T. LeH ZhaoOlivier GuilbaudBernhard ZielbauerThomas KuehlS. DaboussiB. EckerPaul NeumayerBastian AurandPh. ZeitounEduardo OlivaSophie KazamiasKevin CassouD. C. Hochhaus

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Amplified spontaneous emissionCODEPhysics::OpticsCurved mirrorBEAM01 natural scienceslaw.inventionCOHERENT010309 opticsLaser linewidthOptics[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-PLASM-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Plasma Physics [physics.plasm-ph]law0103 physical sciencesSpontaneous emission010306 general physicsPhysics[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]business.industryAmplifierLaserAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsTemporal resolutionOptoelectronicsbusinessExcitation

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International audience; Experimental results of a two-stage Ni-like Ag soft X-ray laser operated in a seed-amplifier configuration are presented. Both targets were pumped applying the double-pulse grazing incidence technique with intrinsic travelling wave excitation. The injection of the seed X-ray laser into the amplifier target was realized by a spherical mirror. The results show amplification of the seed X-ray laser and allow for a direct measurement of the gain lifetime. The experimental configuration is suitable for providing valuable input for computational simulations. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America

https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.20.025391