Shot-to-shot and average absolute photon flux measurements of a femtosecond laser high-order harmonic photon source

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 13, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Leitner, T ^a   Sorokin, A A ^b,c,e   Gaudin, J ^d   Kaser, H ^b   Kroth, U ^b   Tiedtke, K ^c   Richter, M ^b   Wernet, Ph ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^c DESY   (Germany)

^d EUROPEAN XFEL GMBH   (Germany)

^e IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE FLUX; FEMTO-SECOND LASER; FEMTOSECONDS; GAS-MONITOR DETECTORS; GRATING MONOCHROMATOR; HIGH ORDER HARMONIC GENERATION; HIGH ORDER HARMONICS; PHOTON FLUX; PHOTON SOURCES; TI: SAPPHIRE LASER; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLETS;

ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; PHOTODIODES; SAPPHIRE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; ULTRAVIOLET LASERS;

PHOTONS;

EID: 80053434257     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/13/9/093003     Document Type: Article

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