Influence of atomic density in high-order harmonic generation

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 148-156

  Altucci, C ^a,c   Starczewski, T ^a   Mevel, E ^a   Wahlstrom C G ^a   Carre B ^b   L'Huillier, A ^b  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES DE SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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EID: 0030532380     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.000148     Document Type: Article

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