LASER-INDUCED MODIFICATION OF A STRUCTURED CONTINUUM OBSERVED IN IONIZATION AND HARMONIC-GENERATION

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作者
FAUCHER, O [1 ]
SHAO, YL [1 ]
CHARALAMBIDIS, D [1 ]
FOTAKIS, C [1 ]
机构
[1] INST ELECTR STRUCT & LASER, GR-71110 IRAKLION, GREECE
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1994年 / 50卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.50.641
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Experimental investigations of the laser-induced continuum structure in the vicinity of autoionizing states (AIS's) of Ca are reported for both ionization and third-harmonic generation. The shape of the induced structures is shown to be strongly affected by the presence of the AIS's, as well as exhibiting a detuning- and laser-intensity-dependent transition from a window resonance dip to a peak. The observed modification of the continuum is discussed in terms of interfering excitation channels.
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