Attosecond pulse trains using high-order harmonics

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作者
Antoine, P
LHuillier, A
Lewenstein, M
机构
[1] LUND INST TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,S-22100 LUND,SWEDEN
[2] UNIV CATHOLIQUE LOUVAIN,LAB PHYS ATOM & MOL,B-1348 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.1234
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We demonstrate that high-order harmonics generated by an atom in intense laser field form trains of ultrashort pulses corresponding to different trajectories of electrons that tunnel out of the atom and recombine. Propagation in an atomic jet allows us to select one of these trajectories, leading to a train of pulses of extremely short duration.
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页码:1234 / 1237
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