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Opt Lett. 2013 Oct 15;38(20):4011-4. doi: 10.1364/OL.38.004011.

Wavefront improvement in an injection-seeded soft x-ray laser based on a solid-target plasma amplifier.

Optics letters

Lu Li, Yong Wang, Shoujun Wang, Eduardo Oliva, Liang Yin, T T Thuy Le, Sameh Daboussi, David Ros, Gilles Maynard, Stephane Sebban, Bitao Hu, Jorge J Rocca, Philippe Zeitoun

PMID: 24321908 DOI: 10.1364/OL.38.004011

Abstract

The wavefront of an injection-seeded soft x-ray laser beam generated by amplification of high-harmonic pulses in a λ=18.9 nm molybdenum plasma amplifier was measured by a Hartmann wavefront sensor with an accuracy of λ/32 root mean square (rms). A significant improvement in wavefront aberrations of 0.51±0.03λ rms to 0.23±0.01λ rms was observed as a function of plasma column length. The variation of wavefront characteristic as a function time delay between the injection of the seed and peak of soft x-ray amplifier pump was studied. The measurements were used to reconstruct the soft x-ray source and confirm its high peak brightness.

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