Prof. Ciaran L. S. Lewis Profile

Prof. Ciaran L. S. Lewis

Professor at Queens Univ Belfast

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Publications (30)

Proceedings Article | 13 June 2017 Presentation

Presentation

Laser amplifier based on Raman amplification in plasma (Conference Presentation)

Gregory Vieux, Silvia Cipiccia, Nuno R. Lemos, Cristian Ciocarlan, Peter Grant, David Grant, Bernhard Ersfeld, MinSup Hur, Panagiotis Lepipas, Grace Manahan, David Reboredo Gil, Anna Subiel, Gregor Welsh, S. Mark Wiggins, Samuel Yoffe, John Farmer, Constantin Aniculaesei, Enrico Brunetti, Xue Yang, Robert Heathcote, Gagik Nersisyan, Ciaran L. Lewis, Alexander Pukhov, Joāo Mendanha Dias, Dino Jaroszynski

Proceedings Volume 10234, 1023407 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2269511

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Raman spectroscopy, Laser applications, Amplifiers, Laser amplifiers, Backscatter, Solid state lasers, Solid state physics

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Proceedings Article | 9 May 2013 Paper

Paper

Radiobiology at ultra-high dose rates employing laser-driven ions

F. Hanton, D. Doria, K. Kakolee, S. Kar, S. Litt, F. Fiorini, H. Ahmed, S. Green, J. C. Jeynes, J. Kavanagh, D. Kirby, K. J. Kirkby, C. Lewis, M. Merchant, G. Nersisyan, R. Prasad, K. Prise, G. Schettino, M. Zpef, M. Borghesi

Proceedings Volume 8779, 87791E (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017565

KEYWORDS: Ions, Laser therapeutics, Biological research, Laser applications, Ion lasers, Cancer, Laser development, X-rays, Particles, Monte Carlo methods

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2009 Paper

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Ni-like x-ray lasing action pumped by the TARANIS laser system

T. Dzelzainis, D. Doria, S. White, M. Makita, G. Narsisyan, D. Marlow, R. Stefanuik, H. Ahmed, C. Seeley, D. Riley, B. Dromey, L. Romagnani, M. Zepf, M. Borghesi, C. L. S. Lewis

Proceedings Volume 7451, 745119 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.840535

KEYWORDS: Molybdenum, Silver, Plasma, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Laser systems engineering, X-rays, X-ray lasers, Spectroscopy, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2009 Paper

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Laboratory measurements of hot iron opacities at EUV wavelengths

E. Wagenaars, L. M. R. Gartside, A. Rossall, N. Booth, S. White, C. L. S. Lewis, M. Notley, R. Heathcote, G. Tallents

Proceedings Volume 7451, 74510G (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825057

KEYWORDS: Opacity, Iron, Extreme ultraviolet, Picosecond phenomena, Germanium, Plasma, X-ray lasers, Spectroscopy, Laser optics, Modeling

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2007 Paper

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Characterisation of the grazing incidence pumped nickel-like molybdenum x-ray laser and experimental investigation into lasing from high Z targets

M. Edwards, N. Booth, Z. Zhai, G. Tallents, T. Dzelzainis, C. L. Lewis, P. Foster, M. Streeter, D. Neely, A. Behjat, Q. Dong, S. Wang

Proceedings Volume 6702, 670205 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.733841

KEYWORDS: X-ray lasers, Picosecond phenomena, Spectroscopy, Grazing incidence, Molybdenum, Plasma, Cameras, Streak cameras, Refraction, Samarium

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2007 Paper

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Space charge effects in the axis-photonique PX-1 x-ray streak camera

M. Edwards, N. Booth, Z. Zhai, G. Tallents, T. Dzelzainis, C. L. S. Lewis, P. Foster, M. Streeter, D. Neely

Proceedings Volume 6703, 67030L (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.733893

KEYWORDS: Streak cameras, X-ray lasers, Picosecond phenomena, X-rays, Mirrors, Signal detection, Optical filters, Molybdenum, Grazing incidence, Spherical lenses

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2005 Paper

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Hot dense plasma opacity measurements using x-ray lasers

G. Tallents, M. Edwards, P. Mistry, D. Whittaker, N. Booth, G. Pert, B. Rus, T. Mocek, M. Kozlova, C. L. Lewis, C. McKenna, A. Delseriey, M. Notley, D. Neely

Proceedings Volume 5919, 59190G (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619259

KEYWORDS: Opacity, X-ray lasers, Plasma, Iron, Picosecond phenomena, Mirrors, Extreme ultraviolet, Electrons, Absorption, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 3 June 2005 Paper

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Progress report on compact system for point projection x-ray absorption spectroscopy and imaging of laser produced plasmas

John Dardis, Adrian Murphy, Hugo de Luna, Eugene Kennedy, Aurelian Seugnet, Philip Orr, Jason Greenwood, Colm McKenna, Ciaran Lewis, John Costello

Proceedings Volume 5826, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.605427

KEYWORDS: Plasmas, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, X-ray imaging, Imaging systems, Pulsed laser operation, Picosecond phenomena, Absorption spectroscopy, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 19 December 2003 Paper

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Approaching the transform limit for x-ray laser pulses

Greg Tallents, Yousef Abou-Ali, Matthew Edwards, Quanli Dong, Pritesh Mistry, Geoffrey Pert, Arif Demir, Ciaran Lewis, Annie Klisnick, Philippe Zeitoun

Proceedings Volume 5197, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505912

KEYWORDS: X-ray lasers, Picosecond phenomena, Silver, Nickel, X-rays, Streak cameras, Temporal resolution, Spectroscopy, Astatine, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 19 December 2003 Paper

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Coherence measurements of a transient 14.7-nm x-ray laser

James Dunn, Raymond Smith, Sebastian Hubert, Marta Fajardo, Philippe Zeitoun, James Hunter, Christian Remond, Laurent Vanbostal, Sylvie Jacquemot, Joseph Nilsen, Ciaran Lewis, Remy Marmoret, Vyacheslav Shlyaptsev, Marie-Francoise Ravet, Franck Delmotte

Proceedings Volume 5197, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504929

KEYWORDS: X-ray lasers, Picosecond phenomena, Visibility, Interferometers, Ions, Palladium, Plasma, Beam splitters, Michelson interferometers, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 19 December 2003 Paper

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New techniques for the measurement of x-ray beam or x-ray optics quality

Philippe Zeitoun, Philippe Balcou, Samuel Bucourt, Djamel Benredjem, Franck Delmotte, Guillaume Dovillaire, Denis Douillet, James Dunn, G. Faivre, Marta Fajardo, Kenneth Goldberg, Mourad Idir, Sebastien Hubert, Jim Hunter, Sylvie Jacquemot, Sophie Kazamias, Sebastien le Pape, Xavier Levecq, Ciaran Lewis, Remy Marmoret, Pascal Mercere, A. Morlens, Patrick Naulleau, Christian Remond, Jorge Rocca, Stephane Sebban, Raymond Smith, Marie-Francoise Ravet, Philippe Troussel, Constance Valentin, Laurent Vanbostal

Proceedings Volume 5197, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508183

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, X-ray lasers, Wavefront sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Plasma, Mirrors, Interferometers, Picosecond phenomena, Michelson interferometers, X-ray optics

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2003 Paper

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VUV and soft x-ray emission from pre-plasmas irradiated with picosecond and femtosecond pulses

Adrian Murphy, John Hirsch, Deirdre Kilbane, Eugene Kennedy, Mohamed Khater, Jean-Paul Mosnier, Amit Neogi, Gerard O'Sullivan, Ciaran Lewis, S. Topping, Rob Clarke, Edwin Divall, Peta Foster, Chris Hooker, Andrew Langley, David Neely, Padraig Dunne, John Costello

Proceedings Volume 4876, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.464228

KEYWORDS: Plasma, X-rays, Vacuum ultraviolet, Picosecond phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Copper, Spectroscopy, Femtosecond phenomena, Electro optics, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 12 December 2001 Paper

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Temporal and far-field characterization of the transient Ni-like Ag x-ray laser under traveling-wave irradiation

Annie Klisnick, Jaroslav Kuba, David Ros, Antoine Carillon, Gerard Jamelot, Raymond Smith, Federico Strati, Gregory Tallents, R. Keenan, S. Topping, Ciaran Lewis, Peter Nickles, Karol Janulewicz, Fulvia Bortolotto, David Neely, R. Clarke, J. Collier, Andrew MacPhee, Claude Chenais-Popovics, Jean-Christophe Chanteloup, Denis Joyeux, Daniel Phalippou, Hiroyuki Daido, Huajing Tang

Proceedings Volume 4505, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450576

KEYWORDS: Picosecond phenomena, X-ray lasers, Plasma, Silver, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Pulsed laser operation, Streak cameras, Diagnostics, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 12 December 2001 Paper

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X-ray laser progress for applications

David Ros, Gerard Jamelot, Mustapha Boussoukaya, Antoine Carillon, Pierre Jaegle, Annie Klisnick, P. Fourcade, S. Hubert, Jaroslav Kuba, Raymond Smith, Sebastien Le Pape, Philippe Zeitoun, Bedrich Rus, Tomas Mocek, M. Kozlova, A. Praeg, Denis Joyeux, Daniel Phalippou, H. Safa, C. Kalykow, F. Ballester, E. Petit, Claude Chenais-Popovics, Stephane Sebban, R. Haroutunian, Philippe Balcou, Hiroyuki Daido, Huajing Tang, Ciaran Lewis, R. Keenan, R. M. O'Rourke, S. Topping, Andrew MacPhee, Peter Nickles, Karol Janulewicz, Fulvia Bortolotto, Geoffrey Pert, Gregory Tallents, F. Strati

Proceedings Volume 4505, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450593

KEYWORDS: X-ray lasers, Mirrors, Plasma, Picosecond phenomena, Interferometry, Extreme ultraviolet, Interferometers, Ions, Silver, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 21 October 1999 Paper

Paper

Progress with saturated soft x-ray lasers pumped by the Vulcan laser

Ciaran Lewis, R. Keenan, Andrew MacPhee, B. Moore, R. M. O'Rourke, Gregory Tallents, Sandrine Dobosz, S. Pestehe, F. Strati, Justin Wark, E. Wolfrum, Geoffrey Pert, Simon McCabe, P. Simms, Ric Allott, J. Collier, Colin Danson, A. Djaoui, David Neely

Proceedings Volume 3776, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366679

KEYWORDS: Ions, Picosecond phenomena, Plasma, Samarium, X-ray lasers, Germanium, Tin, Laser optics, Ionization, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 21 October 1999 Paper

Paper

Saturated x-ray lasers

Gregory Tallents, G. Eker, F. Strati, S. Pestehe, J. Lin, Raymond Smith, Sandrine Dobosz, Andrew MacPhee, Ciaran Lewis, R. M. O'Rourke, R. Keenan, Geoffrey Pert, Simon McCabe, David Neely, Ric Allott

Proceedings Volume 3776, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366656

KEYWORDS: X-ray lasers, Picosecond phenomena, Plasma, Data modeling, Ions, Optical pumping, Germanium, X-rays, Pulsed laser operation, Beryllium

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Proceedings Article | 26 May 1998 Paper

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Mapping neutral, ion, and electron number densities within laser-ablated plasma plumes

I. Weaver, Liam Doyle, G. Martin, Dave Riley, M. Lamb, William Graham, Tom Morrow, Ciaran Lewis

Proceedings Volume 3404, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308637

KEYWORDS: Ions, Plasma, Laser beam diagnostics, Dye lasers, Laser induced fluorescence, Magnesium, Laser ablation, Absorption, Copper, Fluorescence spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1997 Paper

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Transient inversion XUV-lasers in Ti and Ge

Peter Nickles, Matthias Schnuerer, Mikhail Kalachnikov, Wolfgang Sandner, Vyacheslav Shlyaptsev, Colin Danson, David Neely, E. Wolfrum, Jie Zhang, A. Behjat, A. Demir, Gregory Tallents, P. Warwick, Ciaran Lewis

Proceedings Volume 3156, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279405

KEYWORDS: Titanium, Germanium, X-ray lasers, Plasma, Picosecond phenomena, X-rays, Ions, Spectroscopy, CCD cameras, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1997 Paper

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Large gain in nickel-like iron and nickel-like tin and silver plasmas produced by multiple-laser-pulse irradiation

Stephane Sebban, David Ros, Andrew MacPhee, F. Albert, Antoine Carillon, Pierre Jaegle, Gerard Jamelot, Annie Klisnick, Ciaran Lewis, Raymond Smith, Gregory Tallents, Philippe Zeitoun

Proceedings Volume 3156, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.284822

KEYWORDS: Plasmas, Picosecond phenomena, Silver, Tin, Iron, X-ray lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Ions, Mirrors, Densitometry

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1997 Paper

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Recent progress in nickel-like x-ray lasers at RAL

Jie Zhang, Andrew MacPhee, J. Lin, E. Wolfrum, Joseph Nilsen, Troy Barbee, Colin Danson, Michael Key, Ciaran Lewis, David Neely, R. M. O'Rourke, Geoffrey Pert, Raymond Smith, Gregory Tallents, Justin Wark

Proceedings Volume 3156, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279415

KEYWORDS: X-ray lasers, Plasmas, Silver, Samarium, Picosecond phenomena, Tin, Pulsed laser operation, X-rays, Charge-coupled devices, CCD image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1997 Paper

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X-ray laser enhancement with multi-pulsing

Gregory Tallents, J. Lin, A. Demir, A. Behjat, Raymond Smith, Jie Zhang, E. Wolfrum, Justin Wark, Michael Key, Ciaran Lewis, Andrew MacPhee, S. McCabe, P. Warwick, David Neely, S. Healey, Geoffrey Pert, Peter Nickles, Mikhail Kalachnikov, Matthias Schnuerer

Proceedings Volume 3156, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279413

KEYWORDS: X-ray lasers, Picosecond phenomena, Germanium, Plasma, Ray tracing, X-rays, Absorption, Optical simulations, Spectroscopy, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 1995 Paper

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Space-resolved keV spectroscopy study of neonlike x-ray laser plasmas created with low-level prepulse irradiation

Marc Nantel, Annie Klisnick, Gerard Jamelot, P. Holden, Pierre Jaegle, Philippe Zeitoun, Gregory Tallents, Andrew MacPhee, Ciaran Lewis

Proceedings Volume 2520, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221627

KEYWORDS: Plasmas, Zinc, X-ray lasers, Spectroscopy, Nickel, Copper, Pulsed laser operation, Extreme ultraviolet, Diagnostics, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 1995 Paper

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Studies of the spatial coherence of an x-ray laser

Ronald Burge, Gary Slark, Xiao-Hui Cheng, Michael Browne, David Neely, Ciaran Lewis, Andrew MacPhee

Proceedings Volume 2520, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221639

KEYWORDS: X-ray lasers, Visibility, Fringe analysis, Diagnostics, Germanium, Diffraction, Spatial coherence, Plasma, X-rays, Diffraction gratings

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 1995 Paper

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Improving the efficiency of x-ray lasers

Gregory Tallents, Philippe Zeitoun, A. Behjat, A. Demir, M. Holden, J. Krishnan, Ciaran Lewis, Andrew MacPhee, P. Warwick, Marc Nantel, Gerard Jamelot, Bedrich Rus, Pierre Jaegle, Annie Klisnick, P. Goedtkindt, Antoine Carillon, Ernst Fill, Yuelin Li, Georg Pretzler, Dieter Schloegl, Juergen Steingruber, David Neely, Peter Norreys, Michael Key, Jie Zhang, Geoffrey Pert, S. Healy, J. Plowes

Proceedings Volume 2520, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221650

KEYWORDS: X-ray lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Plasma, Picosecond phenomena, X-rays, Copper, Ionization, Calcium, Optical pumping, Spectrometers

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 1995 Paper

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212-+ neonlike zinc laser of LULI

Gerard Jamelot, Pierre Jaegle, Bedrich Rus, Antoine Carillon, Annie Klisnick, Marc Nantel, Stephane Sebban, F. Albert, Philippe Zeitoun, E. Plankl, A. Sirgand, Ciaran Lewis, Andrew MacPhee, Gregory Tallents, J. Krishnan, M. Holden

Proceedings Volume 2520, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221620

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Mirrors, Zinc, Diffraction, Pulsed laser operation, Picosecond phenomena, Refraction, X-rays, Information operations, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1994 Paper

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Recent progress in collisionally excited x-ray laser research at the Institute of Laser Engineering

Yoshiaki Kato, Hiroyuki Daido, Ryosuke Kodama, Kensuki Murai, G. Yuan, M. Schulz, Masanobu Yamanaka, Masaru Takagi, Tadashi Kanabe, Sadao Nakai, David Neely, Andrew MacPhee, Ciaran Lewis, Gary Slark, Masahito Niibe, Masami Tsukamoto, Yasuaki Fukuda, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Susumu Nomoto, Itsuo Kodama, Takeo Honda, Kunio Shinohara, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Tatsuo Yoshinobu

Proceedings Volume 2012, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.167381

KEYWORDS: X-ray lasers, X-rays, Germanium, Holograms, Charge-coupled devices, Holography, Plasma, Laser engineering, Refraction, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1994 Paper

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Development of injector/amplifier XUV lasers and initial studies of ultrashort pulse UV multiphoton ionization

Michael Key, W. Blyth, Gerald Cairns, A. Damerell, A. Dangor, Colin Danson, J. Evans, Graeme Hirst, M. Holden, Chris Hooker, J. Houliston, J. Krishnan, Ciaran Lewis, J. Lister, Andrew MacPhee, Z. Najmudin, David Neely, Peter Norreys, Allen Offenberger, Karoly Osvay, Geoffrey Pert, S. Preston, Stuart Ramsden, Ian Ross, Wilson Sibbett, Gregory Tallents, C. Smith, Justin Wark, Jie Zhang

Proceedings Volume 2012, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.167389

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Optical amplifiers, Ionization, Extreme ultraviolet, Germanium, Mirrors, Pulsed laser operation, Diffraction, Ultraviolet radiation, Thomson scattering

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 1992 Paper

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Radiation damage of multilayer mirrors for soft x-ray lasers

Masami Tsukamoto, Masahito Niibe, Yutaka Watanabe, Akira Miyake, Takashi Iizuka, Yasuaki Fukuda, Yoshiaki Kato, Hiroyuki Shiraga, Hiroyuki Daido, Kensuki Murai, Ciaran Lewis, David Neely, Domhnail O'Neill

Proceedings Volume 1720, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.132129

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, Plasma, Germanium, Particles, Reflectivity, X-ray lasers, Silicon, Light scattering, Multilayers

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Proceedings Article | 5 February 1992 Paper

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Development of soft x-ray lasers at the Institute of Laser Engineering: recent results on Ge soft x-ray laser (Invited Paper)

Yoshiaki Kato, Hiroyuki Daido, Hiroyuki Shiraga, Masanobu Yamanaka, Hiromi Azuma, Kensuki Murai, E. Miura, G. Yuan, M. Ohmi, Kazuo Tanaka, Tadashi Kanabe, Masaru Takagi, Sadao Nakai, Ciaran Lewis, Domhnail O'Neill, David Neely, Kunio Shinohara, Masahito Niibe, Yasuaki Fukuda

Proceedings Volume 1551, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.134808

KEYWORDS: X-ray lasers, Germanium, X-rays, Mirrors, Spatial coherence, Laser engineering, Spectroscopy, Pulsed laser operation, Ions, Amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 5 February 1992 Paper

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Collisionally excited X-ray laser schemes: progress at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Invited Paper)

Ciaran Lewis, Domhnail O'Neill, David Neely, James Uhomoibhi, Ronald Burge, Gary Slark, M. Brown, Alan Michette, Pierre Jaegle, Annie Klisnick, Antoine Carillon, Pierre Dhez, Gerard Jamelot, J. Raucourt, Gregory Tallents, J. Krishnan, L. Dwivedi, H. Chen, Michael Key, Ryosuke Kodama, Peter Norreys, S. Rose, Jie Zhang, Geoffrey Pert, Stuart Ramsden

Proceedings Volume 1551, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.134807

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Germanium, Mirrors, Zone plates, Samarium, X-ray lasers, Picosecond phenomena, Microscopes, Diffraction, Modulation

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Conference Committee Involvement (8)

X-Ray Lasers and Coherent X-Ray Sources: Development and Applications

24 April 2017 | Prague, Czech Republic

X-Ray Lasers and Coherent X-Ray Sources: Development and Applications XI

12 August 2015 | San Diego, California, United States

X-Ray Lasers and Coherent X-Ray Sources: Development and Applications X

27 August 2013 | San Diego, California, United States

X-Ray Lasers and Coherent X-Ray Sources: Development and Applications IX

23 August 2011 | San Diego, California, United States

Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications VIII

4 August 2009 | San Diego, California, United States

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