Laser Waveguides in Capillary Discharge Plasma
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The article sums up contemporary experiments and results in the field of a femtosecond laser pulse waveguiding in capillary discharge plasma. The main principles are described and the most important examples of the works on the waveguiding and hybridly pumped soft x-ray lasers are mentioned. In general the future steps for creation of a new apparatus for hybridly pumped soft x-ray laser at FNSPE, CTU Prague are outlined.
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