Prediction of a Large ASE Effect in Silver Plasmas Produced by a Short-Pulse-Drive Laser
E. P. IVANOVA AND L. V. KNIGHT
ABSTRACT
A Ne-like laser scheme is considered for a pure silver plasma. Level populations and gain coefficients are calculated with an atomic-kinetics model. It is shown that large gain values (GL > 100) are achievable in a hot dense quasi-steady-state silver plasma at l = 10.038 nm (2-1 transition) and l = 12.298 nm (0-1 transition). Lasing is also possible at l = 2.75 nm (2s-2p transition). The plasma conditions needed are: electron temperature 3-5 keV and density 5 x 1022 < ne < 1023 cm-3. These plasma conditions can be created with a high-contrast, high-intensity short-pulse visible light laser driver.
Publication Source: Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology, ISSN: 0895-3996. Volume 8, Number 2, 1998. Pages: 339... Publisher:IOS Press - Amsterdam
