X-Ray Lasers 2012

1. Coherent Pulses from a Seeded Free-Electron Laser in the Extreme Ultraviolet
E. Allaria, D. Castronovo, G. Ninno, S. Mitri, W. Fawley, E. Ferrari, L. Froehlich, L. Giannessi, B. Mahieu, G. Penco, C. Spezzani, M. Trovo

2. Enhancement of Efficiency of XUV Generation in Atomic Gases Irradiated by Intense Laser Fields
A. V. Andreev, S. Y. Stremoukhov, O. A. Shoutova

3. All-Optical Raman XFEL, Based on the Electron Emission in a Transverse High Intensity Optical Lattice
I. A. Andriyash, E. d’Humières, V. T. Tikhonchuk, P. Balcou

4. Optical Transforms Related to Coherent Imaging of Inclined Objects
I. A. Artyukov, A. S. Busarov, N. L. Popov, A. V. Vinogradov

5. Soft-X-Ray Lasing down to 6.85 nm in Ni-Like Samarium
J. E. Balmer, F. Staub, F. Jia

6. Fourier Optics Study of Traveling-Wave Excitation at Short-Wavelength Plasma-Lasing
Davide Bleiner, Thomas Feurer

7. Coherent Short-Wavelength Plasma Radiation for Lab-scale Nano-inspection Tools
Davide Bleiner

8. Ion Temperature and Cross-relaxation Effects on OFI Soft-X-Ray Laser
A. Boudaa, G. Maynard, B. Cros

9. Study of Particle Correlation Effects on Line Profiles of Ni-Like Collisional XUV Laser Amplifier
A. Calisti, S. Ferri, C. Mossé, B. Talin, A. Klisnick, L. Meng, D. Benredjem, O. Guilbaud

10. The LUNEX5 Project in France
M. E. Couprie, C. Benabderrahmane, P. Betinelli, F. Bouvet, A. Buteau, L. Cassinari, J. Daillant, J. C. Denard, P. Eymard, B. Gagey, C. Herbeaux, M. Labat, A. Lestrade, A. Loulergue, P. Marchand, J. L. Marlats, C. Miron, P. Morin, A. Nadji, F. Polack, J. B. Pruvost, F. Ribeiro, J. P. Ricaud, P. Roy, T. Tanikawa, R. Roux, S. Bielawski, C. Evain, C. Szwaj, G. Lambert, A. Lifschitz, V. Malka, R. Lehe, A. Rousse, K. Ta Phuoc, C. Thaury, G. Devanz, M. Luong, B. Carré, G. LeBec, L. Farvacque, A. Dubois, J. Lüning

11. High Harmonic Generation Driven by Two Quasi-collinear Pulses
S. Daboussi, S. Kazamias, K. Cassou, O. Guilbaud, M. Pittman, O. Delmas, O. Neveu, B. Cros, G. Maynard, D. Ros

12. Real-Time Observation of Laser Heated Metals with High Brightness Monochromatic X-Ray Techniques at Present and Their Future Prospects
H. Daido, T. Shobu, T. Yamada, S. Yamashita, K. Sugihara, A. Nishimura, T. Muramatsu

13. Generation and Application of Coherent Radiation in the Water Window
L. V. Dao, C. Hall, H. L. Vu, K. B. Dinh, N. Gaffney, E. Balaur, P. Hannaford, T. A. Smith

14. Time-Dependent Simulation of Carbon Illuminated by a High Intensity X-Ray Laser
Alberto G. Varga, Pedro Velarde, François Gaufridy, Manuel Cotelo, David Portillo, Philippe Zeitoun

15. Regenerative Laser Cavity Tuning for Efficient Soft-X-Ray Laser Operation
O. Delmas, K. Cassou, O. Guilbaud, S. Kazamias, S. Daboussi, M. Pittman, O. Neveu, J. Demailly, D. Ros

16. X-Ray Laser Developments at PHELIX
B. Ecker, B. Aurand, D. C. Hochhaus, P. Neumayer, B. Zielbauer, K. Cassou, S. Daboussi, O. Guilbaud, S. Kazamias, T. T. T. Le, E. Oliva, L. Li, H. Zhao, Q. Jin, D. Ros, P. Zeitoun, T. Kuehl

17. Parabolic Equation and Exact Transparent Boundary Conditions in X-Ray Optics—Application to Waveguides and Whispering Gallery Optics
R. M. Feshchenko, A. V. Popov

18. Harmonic Generation and Soft-X-Ray Laser with LASERIX: Source Development, Applications and Advanced Diagnosis
Olivier Guilbaud, Sophie Kazamias, Kevin Cassou, Moana Pittman, Sameh Daboussi, Olivier Delmas, Julien Demailly, Olivier Neveu, Chris Pouhe, Boris Vodungbo, Philippe Zeitoun, Lucy Wilson, Greg Tallents, Antonin Dusseix, Gabriel Richet, Aurelie Gense, Bich-Lien Nghiem, Brigitte Cros, Gilles Maynard, David Ros

19. Observation of the Laser-Induced Surface Dynamics Using the Single-Shot Soft X-Ray Laser Probe
N. Hasegawa, Y. Ochi, T. Kawachi, M. Nishikino, M. Ishino, T. Imazono, T. Kaihori, T. Morita, A. Sasaki, K. Terakawa, Y. Minami, M. Baba, T. Tomita, M. Yamamoto, M. Yamagiwa, T. Suemoto

20. Nano-meter Size Modification of Metal Surfaces Induced by Soft X-Ray Laser Single Pulse
Masahiko Ishino, Anatoly Faenov, Momoko Tanaka, Tatiana Pikuz, Satoshi Tamotsu, Noboru Hasegawa, Masaharu Nishikino, Sergei Starikov, Vladimir Stegailov, Genry Norman, Vladimir Fortov, Igor Skobelev, Takeshi Kaihori, Tetsuya Kawachi

21. Speckle Statistics, Coherence and Polarization of a Collisional Soft X-Ray Laser
K. A. Janulewicz, C. M. Kim, P. V. Nickles, H. Stiel, M. Nishikino, N. Hasegawa, T. Kawachi

22. Upscaling of X-Ray Laser Repetition Rate Using an OPCPA Architecture
Fei Jia, Felix Staub, Jürg Balmer

23. Source Development of Novel Coherent X-Rays and Their Applications in JAEA
T. Kawachi, A. Sasaki, M. Nishikino, M. Ishino, N. Hasegawa, T. Imazono, Y. Ochi, M. Tanaka, A. Y. Faenov, T. A. Pikuz, A. Pirozhkov, T. Esirkepov, T. Nakamura, M. Kando, S. V. Bulanov, K. Kondo, K. Janulewicz, C. M. Kim, H. Stiel, G. Norman, T. Suemoto, T. Tomita, K. Namikawa, M. Yamagiwa, Y. Kato

24. Characterization of Zn X-Ray Laser at PALS Centre, Its Applications in Dense Plasma Probing and Astrophysics
M. Kozlova, J. Nejdl, M. Krus, J. Prokupek, J. Dostal, B. Rus, A. Klisnick, L. Meng, F. Tissandier, C. Stehlé, R. Lefevre, U. Chaulagain, N. Champion, P. Barroso, F. Reix, P. Jagourel, J. Larour, F. Delmotte, C. Constancias, F. Suzuki-Vidal, O. Acef

25. Development of High Reflective Multilayer Mirrors at “Water Window” Wavelengths in IPOE
Haochuan Li, Jingtao Zhu, Zhanshan Wang

26. Time Resolved Holography Scheme Using a Table Top Soft X-Ray Laser
E. B. Malm, N. C. Monserud, P. W. Wachulak, C. Brown, W. Chao, E. Anderson, H. Xu, C. P. Hains, G. Balakrishnan, C. S. Menoni, J. J. Rocca, M. C. Marconi

27. Plasma Homogenization for Overcoming Refractive Losses in X-Ray Lasers
Leili Masoudnia, Davide Bleiner

28. Temporal Coherence and Spectral Linewidth of Neon-Like XUV Lasers Pumped in the Quasi-steady State Regime
L. Meng, A. Klisnick, M. Kozlova, K. Bohacek, M. Krus, J. Prokupek, L. Urbanski, M. C. Marconi, M. Berrill, J. J. Rocca, O. Guilbaud, F. Tissandier, S. Sebban, P. Zeitoun, A. Calisti, S. Ferri, C. Mossé, B. Talin

29. Spectral Broadening of Ni-Like XUV Laser Lines
L. Meng, A. Calisti, S. Ferri, C. Mossé, B. Talin, D. Benredjem, O. Guilbaud, A. Klisnick

30. Visualization of Rapid Dynamic Interactions by Flash Soft X-Ray Microscopy
C. S. Menoni, S. Carbajo, I. D. Howlett, W. Chao, E. H. Anderson, A. V. Vinogradov, I. A. Artyukov, K. Buchanan, M. C. Marconi, J. J. Rocca

31. Using the X-FEL to Understand X-Ray Thomson Scattering for Partially Ionized Plasmas
Joseph Nilsen, Walter R. Johnson, K. T. Cheng

32. Development of Soft X-Ray Microscopy Using Fresnel Zone Plate for Observation of Laser-Induce Surface Dynamics
M. Nishikino, M. Baba, T. Suemoto, N. Hasegawa, M. Ishino, T. Kaihori, T. Kawachi, M. Yamagiwa

33. 0.27 GW Soft X-Ray Pulse Using a Plasma-Based Amplification Chain
E. Oliva, M. Fajardo, P. Velarde, D. Ros, S. Sebban, P. Zeitoun

34. Harmonic Generation in Argon by Femtosecond Ti:Sapphire Laser
Rabia Qindeel, Ricardo Elgul Samad, Anderson Zanardi Freitas, Paulo Sergio Fabris Matos, Edilson Lucena Falcão, Nilson Dias VieiraJunior

35. Demonstration of a 100 Hz Repetition Rate Soft X-Ray Laser and Gain-Saturated Sub-10 nm Table-Top Lasers
J. J. Rocca, B. A. Reagan, Y. Wang, D. Alessi, K. Wernsing, B. M. Luther, M. A. Curtis, M. Berrill, D. Martz, S. Wang, L. Yin, F. Furch, M. Woolston, D. Patel, V. N. Shlyaptsev, C. S. Menoni

36. Optical Correction of X-Ray Laser Illumination for Short-Wavelength Microscopy
Mabel Ruiz-Lopez, Felix Staub, Davide Bleiner

37. Repetitive XUV Discharge-Pumped Laser at 46.9 nm
Jiri Schmidt, Karel Kolacek, Oleksandr Frolov, Vaclav Prukner, Jaroslav Straus

38. Line-Focus Generation for X-Ray Laser Pumping
F. Staub, D. Bleiner, F. Jia, J. E. Balmer

39. Critical Components for XUV Probing of Laser Driven Shocks
C. Stehlé, R. Lefèvre, U. Chaulagain, N. Champion, P. Barroso, F. Reix, P. Jagourel, J. Larour, E. Meltchakov, R. Mercier, F. Delmotte, M. Kozlova, J. Nejdl, M. Krus, J. Dostal, J. Prokupek, C. Constancias, F. Suzuki-Vidal, O. Acef

40. High Density Optical-Field-Ionization Soft X-Ray Lasers
F. Tissandier, S. Sebban, M. Kozlova, J. Gautier, P. Zeitoun, A. Klisnick, G. Maynard

41. Spectral Linewidth Measurement of a Ne-Like Ar Capillary Discharge Soft X-Ray Laser
L. Urbanski, M. C. Marconi, L. M. Meng, M. Berrill, O. Guilbaud, A. Klisnick, J. J. Rocca

42. Defect Tolerant Talbot Nanopatterning
L. Urbanski, M. C. Marconi, A. Isoyan, A. Stein, C. S. Menoni, J. J. Rocca

43. Imaging in Nanoscale Using Laser-Plasma Sources of Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV)
P. W. Wachulak, A. Bartnik, A. Baranowska-Korczyc, D. Pánek, P. Brůža, J. Kostecki, Ł. Węgrzyński, R. Jarocki, M. Szczurek, K. Fronc, D. Elbaum, H. Fiedorowicz

44. Experiments to Diagnose Plasma with a Soft X-Ray Laser Double-Frequency Grating Interferometry
C. Wang, H. H. An, Z. H. Fang, J. R. Sun, W. Wang, W. D. Zheng, X. M. Qiao, S. J. Wang

45. Heavy-Ion Spectroscopy with X-Ray Lasers at GSI
B. Zielbauer, B. Ecker, P. Neumayer, K. Cassou, S. Daboussi, O. Guilbaud, S. Kazamias, D. Ros, T. Kuehl, U. Eisenbarth, S. Goette, D. Winters, V. Bagnoud, T. Stoehlker

Keywords: Physics, Laser Technology, Photonics, Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation, Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction