Spectral studies of soft x-ray radiation of laser-produced plasma of various target materials in a wide spectral range.

The work is devoted to experimental study of soft x-ray radiation spectra of laser-produced plasma in a wide spectral range of 5-100Å at the Kamerton facility (GPI) with pulse duration 70 ps, pulse energy 1-5J, and wavelength 0.53 microns at which the laser intensity (power flux density) of 7×10^{14}-3.5×10^{15}W/cm^{2} was achieved.

Mode-locking optimization with a real-time feedback system in a Nd:yttrium lithium fluoride laser cavity.

We present a control system, which allows an automatic optimization of the pulse train stability in a mode-locked laser cavity. In order to obtain real-time corrections, we chose a closed loop approach. The control variable is the cavity length, mechanically adjusted by gear system acting on the rear cavity mirror, and the controlled variable is the envelope modulation of the mode-locked pulse train.

Hugoniot data of plastic foams obtained from laser-driven shocks.

In this paper we present Hugoniot data for plastic foams obtained with laser-driven shocks. Relative equation-of-state data for foams were obtained using Al as a reference material. The diagnostics consisted in the detection of shock breakout from double layer Al/foam targets.