Observation of two-XUV-photon ionization using harmonic generation from a short, intense laser pulse

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作者
Xenakis, D
Faucher, O
Charalambidis, D
Fotakis, C
机构
[1] UNIV BOURGOGNE,FAC SCI MIRANDE,PHYS LAB,F-21004 DIJON,FRANCE
[2] UNIV CRETE,DEPT PHYS,IRAKLION,CRETE,GREECE
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10.1088/0953-4075/29/12/003
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report the observation of a two-photon ionization process in the XUV wavelength regime. In a near-resonant 1+1 ionization scheme, Ar atoms are ionized absorbing the 15 eV third harmonic photons produced in a gas jet by the 0.5 ps intense laser pulses of a KrF excimer laser emitting at 248.6 nm The present demonstration of a non-linear process in the XUV regime reveals feasibility of high-intensity applications utilizing the uniquely high peak power of non-conventional short wavelength radiation sources based on harmonic generation.
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