Even–odd harmonics generated from above-threshold ionization

doi:10.1007/s11467-013-0378-9

Front. Phys.

2014, Vol. 9

Issue (1) : 69-73 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11467-013-0378-9

Even–odd harmonics generated from above-threshold ionization

Dong-Sheng Guo^1,2(

), Jing-Tao Zhang³, Zhen-Rong Sun¹, Jin T. Wang², Ju Gao⁴, Zhi-Wei Sun⁵, R. R. Freeman⁶

1. State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China; 2. Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA; 3. State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China; 4. Jingpin Opto-Electronic Co., Jiangsu FOHO Science Park, Fenhu Town, Wujiang 215211, China; 5. Key Laboratory of Microgravity, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; 6. Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA

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Abstract

We are reporting a theoretical prediction: The photoelectrons forming above-threshold-ionization (ATI) peaks emit both even and odd harmonics. These harmonics exhibit plateau and cut-off features similar to those odd-only harmonics observed in ATI experiments.

Keywords strong-field laser physics above-threshold inoization high harmonic generation even–odd harmonics nonperturbative quantum electrodynamics

Corresponding Author(s): Guo Dong-Sheng,Email:dsguophd@gmail.com

Issue Date: 01 February 2014

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Dong-Sheng Guo,Jing-Tao Zhang,Zhen-Rong Sun, et al. Even–odd harmonics generated from above-threshold ionization[J]. Front. Phys. , 2014, 9(1): 69-73.

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