Modification of multiphoton ionization spectra via third harmonic generation in focused laser beams

Autor: Dimitris Charalambidis, J. A. D. Stockdale, Costas Fotakis
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Zeitschrift f�r Physik D Atoms, Molecules and Clusters. 32:191-196
ISSN: 1434-6079
0178-7683
DOI: 10.1007/bf01437147
Popis: The modification of multiphoton ionization spectra through third harmonic generation in focused laser beam geometries is reported. A strong enhancement of the ionization peaks corresponding to the decay of thenf' autoionizing series of Kr and the observation of a double resonance in Xe, which is missing in low atomic density spectra, is shown to originate from excitation channels involving absorption of third harmonic photons. This excitation is demonstrated to occur in a significantly extended volume outside the focal region, thus strongly increasing the ionization yield.
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