Polarization control of plasma X-ray laser by pulse magnetic field

Hasegawa, Noboru; Kawachi, Tetsuya; Sasaki, Akira; Kishimoto, Maki; Ochi, Yoshihiro; Nishikino, Masaharu; Yoneda, Hitoki*

We proposed and demonstrated the polarization control method of an X-ray laser using the magnetic field for the first time. The line of nickel-like molybdenum X-ray laser was separated using a high-resolution spectrometer with strong magnetic field. The result of this experiments implied the left and right handed circularly polarized X-ray laser were generated at the same time. It is very applicable for a circular dichroism measurement.