GB2013967A - A plasma X-ray laser - Google Patents

A plasma X-ray laser

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Publication number
GB2013967A
GB2013967A GB7903371A GB7903371A GB2013967A GB 2013967 A GB2013967 A GB 2013967A GB 7903371 A GB7903371 A GB 7903371A GB 7903371 A GB7903371 A GB 7903371A GB 2013967 A GB2013967 A GB 2013967A
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active material
plasma
wave
lens
pumping laser
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Marie G R P
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Marie G R P
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05G—X-RAY TECHNIQUE
    • H05G2/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for producing X-rays, not involving X-ray tubes, e.g. involving generation of a plasma
    • H05G2/001—Production of X-ray radiation generated from plasma
    • H05G2/003—Production of X-ray radiation generated from plasma the plasma being generated from a material in a liquid or gas state
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S4/00—Devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in wave ranges other than those covered by groups H01S1/00, H01S3/00 or H01S5/00, e.g. phonon masers, X-ray lasers or gamma-ray lasers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05G—X-RAY TECHNIQUE
    • H05G2/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for producing X-rays, not involving X-ray tubes, e.g. involving generation of a plasma
    • H05G2/001—Production of X-ray radiation generated from plasma
    • H05G2/008—Production of X-ray radiation generated from plasma involving an energy-carrying beam in the process of plasma generation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05H—PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
    • H05H1/00—Generating plasma; Handling plasma
    • H05H1/02—Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fields; Arrangements for heating plasma

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)

Abstract

A Plasma X-ray laser comprises a pumping laser with an elongated CO2, gas or Nd-glass active material 11 of annular shape, and a plasma chamber 10 for X-ray generation located within the resonator 13, 14 of the pumping laser and containing a heavy gas 8. Means are provided for converting the pumping wave generated by the pumping laser into a convergent annular beam of a TMO mode wave and for making this wave a standing wave. The converting means includes a conical surface of the solid active material or a plane-conical lens 15 separating the annular shaped pumping laser active material from the plasma chamber, the apex angle of said conical surface or lens being equal to the Brewster angle for the refractive index of the active material or of the lens, whereby the plasma of the heavy gas is confined at points located on the axis of the convergent annular beam. A X ray permeable window allows the X rays reflected by a crystal mirror 16 to radiate out of the plasma chamber. <IMAGE>
GB7903371A 1978-02-01 1979-01-31 Plasma x-ray laser Expired GB2013967B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR7802773A FR2416572A1 (en) 1978-02-01 1978-02-01 X-RAY PLASMA LASER

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GB2013967A true GB2013967A (en) 1979-08-15
GB2013967B GB2013967B (en) 1982-02-10

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JP (1) JPS54106188A (en)
DE (1) DE2903175A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2416572A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2013967B (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2117557A (en) * 1979-03-02 1983-10-12 Marie G R P A TM0-TE0 mode converter

Families Citing this family (2)

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FR2466119A2 (en) * 1979-09-26 1981-03-27 France Etat PLASMA X-RAY LASER
JP6886677B2 (en) * 2015-08-28 2021-06-16 国立大学法人室蘭工業大学 Faraday Rotator, Magneto-Optical Device and Optical Isolator

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2265196B1 (en) * 1974-03-21 1978-09-15 Marie G R P

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2117557A (en) * 1979-03-02 1983-10-12 Marie G R P A TM0-TE0 mode converter

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GB2013967B (en) 1982-02-10
DE2903175A1 (en) 1979-08-02
JPS54106188A (en) 1979-08-20
JPS5542507B2 (en) 1980-10-31
FR2416572A1 (en) 1979-08-31

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