The results of a proof of principle experiment is presented to illustrate the utility of the capillary discharge as a medium for the efficient production of soft x‐ray lasing. The duration of the capillary discharge plasma, 8 μs, is long enough to allow multiple pulses from a Q‐switched mode‐locked Nd glass laser to be used as a heating source to create a hot, relatively dense plasma several times per discharge.

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