Publication detail

High-resolution imaging of soft x-ray laser beam by color center excitation in lithium fluoride crystals.

TOMASSETTI, G. RITUCCI, A. REALE, A. PALLADINO, L. REALE, L. ARIZZA, G. BALDACCHINI, F. BONFIGLI, F. FLORA, F. MEZI, L. MONTEREALI, R.M. KUKHLEVSKY, S.V. FAENOV, A. PIKUZ, T. KAISER, J.

Original Title

High-resolution imaging of soft x-ray laser beam by color center excitation in lithium fluoride crystals.

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

Stable color center production in lithium fluoride crystals has been applied to single-shot high-spatial-resolution imaging of a 2 ns long, 46.9 nm capillary discharge soft-X-ray laser pulse. Images of the unfocused beam and of the beam focused by a multi-layer mirror were recorded. The LiF crystal sensitivity was sufficient to impress high-contrast photo-luminescent patterns with single-pulse irradiation on an area up to 40 mm(2). Interference fringes due to the soft-X-ray laser coherence were observed. The results demonstrate the potential of LiF crystals and films as a sub-micrometer resolution two-dimensional imaging tool for single-shot soft-X-ray laser applications.

Keywords

ELECTRON-BEAM, LIF, PATTERNS

Authors

TOMASSETTI, G. RITUCCI, A. REALE, A. PALLADINO, L. REALE, L. ARIZZA, G. BALDACCHINI, F. BONFIGLI, F. FLORA, F. MEZI, L. MONTEREALI, R.M. KUKHLEVSKY, S.V. FAENOV, A. PIKUZ, T. KAISER, J.

RIV year

2003

Released

1. 1. 2003

ISBN

0295-5075

Periodical

EUROPHYSICS LETTERS

Year of study

63

Number

5

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

681

Pages to

687

Pages count

6

BibTex

@article{BUT42038,
  author="Jozef {Kaiser}",
  title="High-resolution imaging of soft x-ray laser beam by color center excitation in lithium fluoride crystals.",
  journal="EUROPHYSICS LETTERS",
  year="2003",
  volume="63",
  number="5",
  pages="681--687",
  issn="0295-5075"
}