Phys. Rev. A 50, 2691–2700 (1994)Electron distribution function in a thin plasma layer and possible x-ray laser emission due to a sharp temperature gradientReceived 8 February 1994; published in the issue dated September 1994 The temporal evolutions of the electron distribution function and the electric field in a dense, hot, multiply charged plasma due to the presence of a sharp temperature gradient from one side (plasma–cold matter contact) and a sharp density gradient from the other side (plasma-vacuum boundary) are studied. The prospects for x-ray lasing in such a plasma are discussed. The analogy with a p-n junction semiconductor laser is emphasized. © 1994 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.50.2691
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.50.2691
PACS:
42.60.By, 42.55.Vc, 52.50.Jm, 34.80.Kw
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