title: Pulse duration measurements of grazing-incidence-pumped high repetition rate Ni-like Ag and Cd transient soft x-ray lasers.
abstract: We have measured the pulse duration of gain-saturated 13.9 nm Ni-like Ag and 13.2 nm Ni-like Cd transient collisional lasers excited by grazing-incidence-pumping for several pumping conditions. High-resolution streak-camera measurements yielded FWHM pulse durations close to 5 ps for both lasers under optimum pumping conditions. The very high brightness and short pulse duration of these new high repetition tabletop soft x-ray lasers make them an attractive source for dynamic applications.
authors.affiliation: NSF Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA. mlaroton@engr.colostate.edu
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Larotonda
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authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berrill
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Luther
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authors.lastname: Rocca
authors.forename: Mahendra Man
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authors.lastname: Shakya
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authors.lastname: Gilbertson
authors.forename: Zenghu
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authors.lastname: Chang