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XUV radiation from gaseous nitrogen and argon target laser plasmas

Author

Vrba Pavel, Ing., CSc	Institute of Plasma Physics AS CR
Vrbová Miroslava, Prof., Ing. CSc.	Faculty of Biomedical Engineering CTU in Prague
Brůža Petr, Ing.	Faculty of biomedical engineering, CTU in Prague
Pánek Dalibor, Ing., Ph.D.	Faculty of Biomedical Engineering CTU in Prague
Krejčí František, Ing.	IEAP
Kroupa Martin, Ing.	IEAP
Jakůbek Jan, Ing. Ph.D.	IEAP

Year

2011

Scientific journal

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Web

http://iopscience.iop.org/1742-6596/370/1/012049/

Abstract

Laser plasma created in gaseous target is studied as a source of radiation in the water window wavelength range. Plasma is created by focusing an 800 mJ/7 ns Nd:YAG laser pulse into the gas-puff target. Using nitrogen gas results in emission of an intense quasi-monochromatic radiation with the wavelength 2.88 nm, corresponding to the quantum transition 1s2p -> 1s2 of helium-like nitrogen ion. The emission spectrum with argon target covers all the water window range. Laboratory and computer experiments have been performed for both target gases. The spatial distributions of emitted energy in the water window spectral range were compared. The total emitted energy with argon was one order higher than with nitrogen.

Grants

MSM 6840770040	Research Program 40: Usage of radionuclides and ionizing radiation.
TA01010164	Advanced Techniques for Detection of Ionizing Radiation

Projects

Biological Imaging with X-rays
X-ray absorption and phase sensitive radiography and tomography

Cite article as:

P. Vrba, M. Vrbová, P. Brůža, D. Pánek, F. Krejčí, M. Kroupa, J. Jakůbek, "XUV radiation from gaseous nitrogen and argon target laser plasmas ", Journal of Physics: Conference Series (2011)