A Compact X-Ray Laser

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense

Branch: Missile Defense Agency

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 31971

Amount: $59,938.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1996

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

Tetra Corporation

3701 Hawkins St., NE

Albuquerque, NM 87109

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Chris M. Young
Phone: (505) 345-8623

Business Contact

Phone: () -

Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

The advanced technology described in this proposal promises to increase the performance of laboratory and, specifically, tabletop x-ray lasers by up to an order of magnitude. Such gains in performance coupled with compact technology will lead to the introduction of the world s first table-top, commercial x-ray laser. Tetra proposes to develop an advanced driver for the laboratory laser based upon an advanced pulsed power topology. This topology offers high energy storage density, short pulse width, high voltage gain, and extremely high pumping power. The proposed technology is capable of delivering pulsed powers which are nearly an order of magnitude greater than what has been achieved to date in similar systems. High pump powers and fast pulse risetimes are the key to making laboratory x-ray lasers work.

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A Compact X-Ray Laser