Publication detail

High-resolution imaging of soft x-ray laser beam by color center excitation in lithium fluoride crystals.

TOMASSETTI, G. RITUCCI, A. REALE, A. PALLADINO, L. REALE, L. ARIZZA, G. BALDACCHINI, F. BONFIGLI, F. FLORA, F. MEZI, L. MONTEREALI, R.M. KUKHLEVSKY, S.V. FAENOV, A. PIKUZ, T. KAISER, J.

Czech title

Zaznamenání stopy laseru vyzařujícího v oboru měkkých rentgenových vlnových délek pomocí LiF krystalu.

English title

High-resolution imaging of soft x-ray laser beam by color center excitation in lithium fluoride crystals.

Type

journal article - other

Language

en

Original abstract

Stable color center production in lithium fluoride crystals has been applied to single-shot high-spatial-resolution imaging of a 2 ns long, 46.9 nm capillary discharge soft-X-ray laser pulse. Images of the unfocused beam and of the beam focused by a multi-layer mirror were recorded. The LiF crystal sensitivity was sufficient to impress high-contrast photo-luminescent patterns with single-pulse irradiation on an area up to 40 mm(2). Interference fringes due to the soft-X-ray laser coherence were observed. The results demonstrate the potential of LiF crystals and films as a sub-micrometer resolution two-dimensional imaging tool for single-shot soft-X-ray laser applications.

Czech abstract

Článek pojednává o zaznamenání stopy laseru vyzařujícího v oboru měkkých rentgenových vlnových délek pomocí LiF krystalu.

English abstract

Stable color center production in lithium fluoride crystals has been applied to single-shot high-spatial-resolution imaging of a 2 ns long, 46.9 nm capillary discharge soft-X-ray laser pulse. Images of the unfocused beam and of the beam focused by a multi-layer mirror were recorded. The LiF crystal sensitivity was sufficient to impress high-contrast photo-luminescent patterns with single-pulse irradiation on an area up to 40 mm(2). Interference fringes due to the soft-X-ray laser coherence were observed. The results demonstrate the potential of LiF crystals and films as a sub-micrometer resolution two-dimensional imaging tool for single-shot soft-X-ray laser applications.

Keywords in English

ELECTRON-BEAM, LIF, PATTERNS

RIV year

2003

Released

01.01.2003

ISSN

0295-5075

Volume

63

Number

5

Pages from–to

681–687

Pages count

6

BIBTEX


@article{BUT42038,
  author="Jozef {Kaiser},
  title="High-resolution imaging of soft x-ray laser beam by color center excitation in lithium fluoride crystals.",
  year="2003",
  volume="63",
  number="5",
  month="January",
  pages="681--687",
  issn="0295-5075"
}