Helman, J.S.Rau, C.Bunge, C.F.2015-04-242015-04-241983Helman, J.S., Rau, C. and Bunge, C.F.. "X-ray laser implementation by means of a strong source of high-spin metastable atoms." <i>Physical Review A,</i> 27, no. 1 (1983) American Physical Society: 562. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.27.562.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/79650High-spin metastable atomic beams of high density and extremely small divergence can be produced by electron capture during grazing-angle scattering of ion beams at ferromagnetic surfaces. This can be used to generate a long-lived reservoir of Li 1s2s2p P5204 with enough density of metastables so that after laser-induced transfer to Li 1s2p2P2 strong lasing at 207 Å should occur. This novel technique can also be used to produce a variety of other metastables known as potential candidates for lasing at shorter wavelengths.engArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.Journal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.27.562