Abstract
We report the first demonstration of soft x-ray amplification in an elongated plasma column produced by laser irradiation of a gas puff target. The gas puff target is formed by the pulsed injection of gas from a high-pressure solenoid valve through a nozzle in the form of a narrow slit. The plasma column to be used as an x-ray laser active medium is produced by irradiating the gas puff target with a high-power laser beam focused to a line. Lasing in neonlike argon at 46.9 nm and strong indications of lasing in nickel-like xenon at 10.0 nm were observed.
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