@inproceedings{7de5e3d6696e4eaa90cffc26a58a5eb1,
title = "High density optical-field-ionization soft X-ray lasers",
abstract = "Generating an optical-field-ionization (OFI) collisional soft X-ray laser amplifier in a high density plasma would allow a significant increase of the saturation intensity, laser gain, and reduction of the emitted pulse duration. Due to strong refraction of the pump infrared beam in the plasma, guiding techniques have to be implemented. Using an optically preformed plasma waveguide, we successfully achieved guiding of J-energy pulses in a near-critical density krypton plasma with 50\% total transmission over 5 to 10 mm. X-ray lasing at 32.8 nm has also been demonstrated. This technique is a step towards OFI recombination soft X-ray lasers. This pumping scheme requires the production of a cold and dense plasma. We propose to pump a high density neon VIII plasma by a frequency doubled intense Ti:Sa laser. Guiding of the 405 nm pump pulse has already been achieved at LOA.",
author = "F. Tissandier and S. Sebban and M. Kozlova and J. Gautier and P. Zeitoun and A. Klisnick and G. Maynard",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014.; 13th International Conference on X-Ray Lasers, ICXRL 2012 ; Conference date: 11-06-2012 Through 15-06-2012",
year = "2014",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-00696-3\_40",
language = "English",
series = "Springer Proceedings in Physics",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media, LLC",
pages = "243--255",
editor = "St{\'e}phane Sebban and Julien Gautier and Philippe Zeitoun and David Ros",
booktitle = "X-Ray Lasers 2012 - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on X-Ray Lasers",
}