FEMTOSECOND-PULSE-DRIVEN, ELECTRON-EXCITED XUV LASERS IN 8-TIMES-IONIZED NOBLE-GASES

Authors
LEMOFF BE BARTY CPJ HARRIS SE
Citation
Be. Lemoff et al., FEMTOSECOND-PULSE-DRIVEN, ELECTRON-EXCITED XUV LASERS IN 8-TIMES-IONIZED NOBLE-GASES, Optics letters, 19(8), 1994, pp. 569-571
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
19
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
569 - 571
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1994)19:8<569:FEXLI8>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We propose three XUV laser schemes in the 30-50-nm wavelength region t hat can be driven by 10-Hz ultrashort-pulse terawatt laser systems. Tu nneling ionization by circularly polarized radiation produces both the ions and hot electrons necessary to excite the upper laser level.