A NaF plasma from a capillary discharge has been imploded with a 1.2-MA driving current to produce an intense source of sodium K-shell x rays. A peak power of 25 GW in a 20-ns pulse was measured for the sodium He-α line which can be used as the pump radiation for a Na/Ne XUV laser scheme.
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