This article reviews the progress in the development of practical table-top sources of soft x-
ray laser radiation. The field is rapidly approaching the stage at which soft x-ray lasers …

We report the first observation of large soft-x-ray amplification (gl= 7.2) in a discharge-
created plasma. A fast,∼ 40 kA, current pulse from a compact discharge was used to excite …

Lasing mechanism in a capillary discharge Page 1 ELSEVIER 26 September 1994 Physics
Letters A 193 (1994) 183-187 PHYSICS LETTERS A Lasing mechanism in a capillary …

Magnetohydrodynamic simulation results related to the capillary discharge dynamics are
presented. The main physical process that should be taken into account is the ablation of the …

Spectroscopic measurements were made of electron density and temperature histories in
plasmas formed by 80-ns risetime, 6–16-kA peak current, pulsed discharges in 0.5-and 1 …

We have used the new technique of soft x-ray laser shadowgraphy in combination with
traditional plasma emission spectroscopy and theoretical modeling to study the dynamics of …

Amplification of extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation at wavelengths about 50 nm in a
recombining z-pinch plasma is reported. Discharge currents of 40 kA were used to produce …

We describe a high-temperature lithium extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) source based on a
capillary discharge configuration that was developed for operating with metal vapors. The …

We have reported the first observation of large soft-x-ray amplification in a discharge-created
plasma. A gain coefficient of 0.6 cm" at 46.9 nrn was measured in a Ar-H 2 mixture, while …

The spectral line profiles of n= 4 to 3 transitions emitted by the Li-like ions of carbon and
nitrogen in a hot, dense hydrogen plasma are calculated and compared to measurements …