High-intensity high-order harmonics generated from low-density plasma

T. Ozaki, L. B. Elouga Bom, J. Abdul-Hadf, R. A. Ganeev, S. Haessler, P. Salieres

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Abstract

We study the generation of high-order harmonics from lowly ionized plasma, using the 10 TW, 10 Hz laser of the Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS). We perform detailed studies on the enhancement of a single order of the high-order harmonic spectrum generated in plasma using the fundamental and second harmonic of the ALLS beam line. We observe quasimonochromatic harmonics for various targets, including Mn, Cr, Sn, and In. We identify most of the ionic/neutral transitions responsible for the enhancement, which all have strong oscillator strengths. We demonstrate intensity enhancements of the 13th 17 th 29th and 33rd harmonics from these targets using the 800 nm pump laser and varying its chirp. We also characterized the attosecond nature of such plasma harmonics, measuring attosecond pulse trains with 360 as duration for chromium plasma, using the technique of "Reconstruction of Attosecond Beating by Interference of Two-photon Transitions" (RABBIT). These results show that plasma harmonics are intense source of ultrashort coherent soft x-rays.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLaser-Driven Relativistic Plasmas Applied to Science, Industry and Medicine - The 2nd International Symposium
Pages254-262
Number of pages9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Nov 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Symposium on Laser-Driven Relativistic Plasmas Applied to Science, Industry and Medicine - Kyoto, Japan
Duration: 19 Jan 200923 Jan 2009

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1153
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference2nd International Symposium on Laser-Driven Relativistic Plasmas Applied to Science, Industry and Medicine
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKyoto
Period19/01/0923/01/09

Keywords

  • Attosecond pulses
  • High-order harmonics

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