Characterization of the temporal duration of the XUV laser pulse at the LASERIX facility

  • L. Meng
  • , A. C. Bourgaux
  • , S. Bastiani-Ceccotti
  • , O. Guilbaud
  • , M. Pittman
  • , S. Kazamias
  • , K. Cassou
  • , S. Daboussi
  • , D. Ros
  • , A. Klisnick

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Abstract

We report recent experimental measurements of the duration of a Ni-like Mo transient XUV laser emitted at 18.9 nm and generated under GRIP geometry at the LASERIX facility. These measurements have been performed using an ultra-fast X-ray streak camera (AXIS Photonique). A new trigger line was implemented, yielding a shot-to-shot jitter of less than 10 ps. The KBr photocathode of the streak camera was positioned close to the plane of the magnified near-field image of the XUV laser emitting aperture. Saturation in the streak camera was avoided by carefully adjusting the signal level of the focused image. The sweep speed was calibrated in-situ by generating a double-pulse XUV laser. Finally the temporal resolution of the instrument was measured directly with a femtosecond, high-order harmonic pulse. XUV laser pulse durations as short as 2.8 ps were measured for a 20° GRIP angle and a 0.75 ps GRIP pulse duration. We present and discuss our study of the effect of these two parameters on the measured pulse duration.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationX-Ray Lasers and Coherent X-Ray Sources
Subtitle of host publicationDevelopment and Applications IX
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2011
EventX-Ray Lasers and Coherent X-Ray Sources: Development and Applications IX - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 23 Aug 201125 Aug 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8140
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceX-Ray Lasers and Coherent X-Ray Sources: Development and Applications IX
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period23/08/1125/08/11

Keywords

  • GRIP
  • Streak camera
  • Temporal duration
  • Temporal resolution
  • XUV laser

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