Comparative Extreme Ultraviolet Emission Measurements For Lithium And Tin Laser Plasmas

Detailed spectroscopic studies on extreme UV emission from laser plasmas using tin and lithium planar solid targets were completed. At 13.5 nm, the best conversion efficiency (CE) for lithium was found to be 2.2% at intensities near 7 × 1010 W/cm2. The highest CE measured for tin was near 5.0% at an intensity close to 1 × 1011 W/cm2. © 2007 Optical Society of America