Extension of high harmonic spectroscopy in molecules by a 1300 nm laser field

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 3174-3180

  Torres, R ^a   Siegel, T ^a   Brugnera, L ^a   Procino, I ^b   Underwood, Jonathan G ^b   Altucci, C ^c   Velotta, R ^c   Springate, E ^d   Froud, C ^d   Turcu, I C E ^d   Yu Ivanov, M ^a   Smirnova, O ^e   Marangos, J P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d Science and Technology Facilities Council   (United Kingdom)

^e Max Bom lnstltute   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONIZATION POTENTIAL; LASER PULSES; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULES; ORGANIC LASERS; PARTICLE DETECTORS;

ENERGY RANGES; GAIN INFORMATION; HARMONIC SPECTRUM; HIGH HARMONICS; HIGH LASER INTENSITIES; HIGH ORDER HARMONIC GENERATION; HIGH-IONIZATION; LASER FIELDS; MOLECULAR SYSTEMS; ORGANIC MOLECULES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TI: SAPPHIRE LASER;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 76149116195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.003174     Document Type: Article

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