Abstract
Amplification in the x-ray range requires prodigious energy deposition rates spatially organized in a high-aspect-ratio volume of matter.1 Theoretical studies2-6 indicate that a confined stable mode of propagation can be achieved by relativistic/charge-displacement self-focusing of intense subpicosecond uv (248 nm) radiation in plasmas. We present the first experimental observations supporting the existence of this phenomenon.
© 1992 Optical Society of America
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