Coherent extreme ultraviolet light amplification by strong-field-enhanced forward scattering

We theoretically study the response of He atoms exposed simultaneously to an intense IR pulse and a weak extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulse with photon energies far from the principal atomic He resonances. We find that XUV forward scattering from the nonstationary electronic wave packet promoted by the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Serrat Jurado, Carles|||0000-0002-9528-1938
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/20494
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/20494
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Coherence (Nuclear physics)
Laser pulses, Ultrashort
Coherència (Física nuclear)
Làsers d'impulsos ultracurts
Harmònics (Ones elèctriques)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
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Sumario:We theoretically study the response of He atoms exposed simultaneously to an intense IR pulse and a weak extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulse with photon energies far from the principal atomic He resonances. We find that XUV forward scattering from the nonstationary electronic wave packet promoted by the intense IR driving field is strongly enhanced as compared with the normal weak scattering from bound or free electrons. Based on this effect, we predict that large amplification of XUV radiation can be achieved in the cutoff spectral region of high-harmonic generation in He gas.