Spectral investigation of highly ionized bismuth plasmas produced by subnanosecond Nd:YAG laser pulses

The unresolved transition arrays (UTAs) emitted from laser produced bismuth (Bi) plasma sources show potential for single-shot live cell imaging. We have measured extreme ultraviolet spectra from bismuth laser produced plasmas in the 1-7 nm region using a lambda = 1064 nm Nd: YAG laser with a pulse duration of 150 ps. Comparison of spectra obtained under different laser power densities with calculations using the Hartree-Fock with configuration interaction Cowan suite of codes and the UTA formalism, as well as consideration of previous predictions of isoelectronic trends, are employed to identify lines and a number of new features in spectra from Bi XXIII to Bi XLVII. The results show that Delta n. =. 0, n = 4-4 emission from highly charged ions merges to form intense UTAs in the 4 nm region and Delta n - 1, n - 4-5 resonance transitions UTAs dominate the 1-3 nm region of the Bi spectrum.

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