ULTRAHIGH HARMONIC-GENERATION FROM DIATOMIC MOLECULAR-IONS IN HIGHLY EXCITED VIBRATIONAL-STATES

Authors
MORENO P PLAJA L ROSO L
Citation
P. Moreno et al., ULTRAHIGH HARMONIC-GENERATION FROM DIATOMIC MOLECULAR-IONS IN HIGHLY EXCITED VIBRATIONAL-STATES, Physical review. A, 55(3), 1997, pp. 1593-1596
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
10502947
Volume
55
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1593 - 1596
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(1997)55:3<1593:UHFDMI>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Numerical calculations of the harmonic yield from diatomic molecular i ons initially prepared in a highly excited vibrational state show a re markable enhancement of the harmonic energies in the plateau in terms of the ponderomotive energy. The two-step scheme that explains the mec hanism of harmonic generation by atoms is extended to our double poten tial-well structure, providing an explanation for the high photon ener gies produced.