The Z-pinch, perhaps the oldest subject in plasma physics, has achieved a remarkable
renaissance in recent years, following a few decades of neglect due to its basically unstable …

Experimental studies of the superconductive properties of fullerides are briefly reviewed.
Theoretical calculations of the electron-phonon coupling, in particular for the intramolecular …

The controlled coupling of a laser to plasma has the potential to address grand scientific
challenges,,,,–, but many applications have limited flexibility and poor control over the laser …

Phase-matched harmonic conversion of visible laser light into soft x-rays was demonstrated.
The recently developed technique of guided-wave frequency conversion was used to upshift …

The investigation of high-order harmonic generation (HHG) of femtosecond laser pulses by
means of laser-produced plasmas is surveyed. This kind of harmonic generation is an …

X-ray sources are developing rapidly and their coherent output is growing correspondingly.
The increased coherent flux from modern X-ray sources is being matched with an …

We report the first demonstration of a high average power tabletop soft x-ray laser. An
average laser output power of≈ 1 mW (> 2× 10 14 photons/s) was generated at 46.9 nm in …

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 …

A novel two-step excitation scheme for an efficient table-top x-ray laser has been realized for
the first time. A nanosecond pulse creates a plasma of neonlike ions of titanium, followed by …

We report on a self-guided microwave surface-wave induced generation of~ 60 μm diameter
and 6 cm-long column of argon-plasma confined in the core of a hollow-core photonic …