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Extreme Ultraviolet Polarimetry With Laser-Generated High-Order Harmonics: Characterization Of Uranium, Nicole Brimhall
Extreme Ultraviolet Polarimetry With Laser-Generated High-Order Harmonics: Characterization Of Uranium, Nicole Brimhall
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We developed an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) polarimeter, which employs laser-generated high-order harmonics as the light source. This relatively high-flux, directional EUV source has available wavelengths between 10 nm and 47 nm with easily rotatable linear polarization. The polarimeter has allowed us to characterize the optical constants of materials that may be useful for EUV optics. The instrument has a versatile positioning system and a spectral resolution of about 180, and we have demonstrated that reflectance as low as 0.1% can be measured repeatably at EUV wavelengths. We investigate the high harmonic source used for polarimetry measurements by documenting the spatial …