TY - JOUR
T1 - Near-threshold high-order harmonic spectroscopy with aligned molecules
AU - Soifer, H.
AU - Botheron, P.
AU - Shafir, D.
AU - Diner, A.
AU - Raz, O.
AU - Bruner, B. D.
AU - Mairesse, Y.
AU - Pons, B.
AU - Dudovich, N.
PY - 2010/9/30
Y1 - 2010/9/30
N2 - We study high-order harmonic generation in aligned molecules close to the ionization threshold. Two distinct contributions to the harmonic signal are observed, which show very different responses to molecular alignment and ellipticity of the driving field. We perform a classical electron trajectory analysis, taking into account the significant influence of the Coulomb potential on the strong-field-driven electron dynamics. The two contributions are related to primary ionization and excitation processes, offering a deeper understanding of the origin of high harmonics near the ionization threshold. This Letter shows that high-harmonic spectroscopy can be extended to the near-threshold spectral range, which is in general spectroscopically rich.
AB - We study high-order harmonic generation in aligned molecules close to the ionization threshold. Two distinct contributions to the harmonic signal are observed, which show very different responses to molecular alignment and ellipticity of the driving field. We perform a classical electron trajectory analysis, taking into account the significant influence of the Coulomb potential on the strong-field-driven electron dynamics. The two contributions are related to primary ionization and excitation processes, offering a deeper understanding of the origin of high harmonics near the ionization threshold. This Letter shows that high-harmonic spectroscopy can be extended to the near-threshold spectral range, which is in general spectroscopically rich.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.143904
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.143904
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AN - SCOPUS:77957562661
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 105
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
IS - 14
M1 - 143904
ER -