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Interference between competing pathways in harmonic generation

Atomic Physics 2012-04-25 v1

Abstract

We investigate the influence of the autoionizing 3s3p(6)nl resonances on the fifth harmonic generated by 200 - 240 nm laser fields interacting with Ar. To determine the influence of a multi-electron response we have developed capability within time dependent R-matrix theory to determine the harmonic spectra generated. The fifth harmonic is affected by interference between the response of a 3s electron and the response of a 3p electron, as demonstrated by the asymmetric profiles in the harmonic yields as functions of wavelength.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1204.5321,
  title  = {Interference between competing pathways in harmonic generation},
  author = {A. C. Brown and S. Hutchinson and M. A. Lysaght and H. W. van der Hart},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.5321},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

5 pages, 4 figures, 2 tables

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