Studies of multiphoton production of vacuum-ultraviolet radiation in the rare gases
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Measurements of the vacuum-ultraviolet (<80-nm) radiation produced by intense ultraviolet (248-nm) irradiation (1015–1016 W/cm2) of rare gases have revealed the copious presence of both harmonic radiation and fluorescence from excited levels. The highest harmonic observed was the seventeenth (14.6 nm) in Ne, the shortest wavelength ever produced by that means. Strong fluorescence was seen from ions of Ar, Kr, and Xe, with the shortest wavelengths observed being below 12 nm. Furthermore, radiation from inner-shell excited configurations in Xe, specifically the 4d95s5p → 4d105s manifold of Xe7+ at ~17.7 nm, was detected. These experimental findings, in alliance with other studies concerning multielectron processes, give evidence for a role of electron correlations in a direct nonlinear process of inner-shell excitation.
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HHG for coherent XUV generation was first described in 1987 [117], with subsequent work clearly showing that HHG is a nonperturbative interaction [118].
“HHG for coherent XUV generation was first described in 1987 [117], with subsequent work clearly showing that HHG is a nonperturbative interaction [118].”
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- Authors
- McPherson, A., Gibson, G., Jara, H., Johann, U., Luk, T. S., McIntyre, I. A., Boyer, K., & Rhodes, C. K.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of the Optical Society of America B
- Publisher
- Optica Publishing Group
- Published
- 1987-04-01
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 595
- ISSN
- 0740-3224 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-8540
- OpenAlex
- W2095305341
- Cited by
- 1,773
- References
- 59
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- FWCI
- 11.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of the Optical Society of America B (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
- Keywords
- multiphoton processes, vacuum ultraviolet, noble gases, high harmonic generation, fluorescence, inner-shell excitation, electron correlation, xenon ions, NEON, argon, krypton
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