Abstract
An overview of recent advances in applications of currently the most energetic X-ray laser at 21 nm is given. The unique parameters of this half-cavity based X-ray laser such as record output energy of 10 mJ, highly symmetric beam, robustness and reproducibility, have made it possible to carry out a number of multidisciplinary scientific projects featuring novel applications of intense coherent X-ray radiation. Selected results obtained in these experiments are reviewed, including X-ray laser probing of dense plasmas, measurements of transmission of focused soft X-ray radiation at intensities of up to 1012 W∈cm-2, measurements of infrared laser ablation rates of thin foils, and ablative microstructuring of solids.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 439-444 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | European Physical Journal D |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |