@inproceedings{3ef448269cea42f09a832f7dfe23a7e3,
title = "ULTRA-HIGH-BRIGHTNESS EXCIMER LASER SYSTEMS",
abstract = "Ultra-high-brightness excimer laser systems are being used to explore the interaction of intense coherent ultraviolet radiation with matter. Applications of current systems include generation of picosecond x-ray pulses, investigation of possible x-ray laser pumping schemes, studies of muttiphoton phenomena in atomic species, and time-resolved photochemistry. These systems, 1, 2 based on the amplification of subpicosecond pulses in small aperture (∼1 cm2) XeCi or KrF amplifiers, deliver focal spot intensities of ∼1017 W/cm2. Scaling to higher intensities, however, will require an additional large aperture amplifier which preserves near-diffraction-limited beam quality and subpicosecond pulse duration. We describe here both a small aperture KrF system which routinely provides intensities >1017 W/cm2 to several experiments, and a large aperture XeCI system, currently under construction, designed to deliver ∼1 J subpicosecond pulses and yield intensities on target in excess of 1019 W/cm2. We also compare XeCI and KrF as amplification media for high-brightness laser systems.",
author = "Taylor, \{A. J.\} and Gosnell, \{T. R.\} and Roberts, \{J. P.\} and Lester, \{C. S.\} and Gibson, \{R. B.\} and Harper, \{S. E.\} and Tailman, \{C. R.\}",
year = "1988",
language = "English",
series = "Optics InfoBase Conference Papers",
publisher = "Unknown Publisher",
booktitle = "International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 1988",
note = "International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 1988 ; Conference date: 01-01-1988",
}