Electron quantum path tuning and isolated attosecond pulse emission driven by a waveform-controlled multi-cycle laser field

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2008, Pages

  Zeng, Zhinan ^a   Leng, Yuxin ^a   Li, Ruxin ^a   Xu, Zhizhan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; HARMONIC GENERATION; HELIUM; INERT GASES; LASER BEAMS; LASER PULSES; LASERS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

ATTOSECOND; ELECTRON PULSES; ELECTRON QUANTUM PATHS; GAS MEDIUMS; HARMONIC EMISSIONS; HELIUM ATOMS; HIGH-ORDER HARMONIC GENERATIONS; INFRARED LASER PULSES; ISOLATED ATTOSECOND PULSES; LASER FIELDS; LASER INTENSITIES; PROPAGATION EFFECTS; SEMICLASSICAL MODELS; TIME-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS;

PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 58149299985     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: 13616455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/41/21/215601     Document Type: Article

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