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Harmonic Nanoparticles for Regenerative Research
Published on: May 1, 2014
Higher-order harmonic generation from fullerene by means of the plasma harmonic method
R A Ganeev1, L B Elouga Bom, J Abdul-Hadi
1Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada.
Abstract:
We demonstrate, for the first time, high-order harmonic generation from C60 by an intense femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser. Laser-produced plasmas from C60-rich epoxy and C60 films were used as the nonlinear media. Harmonics up to the 19th order were observed. The harmonic yield from fullerene-rich plasma is about 25 times larger compared with those produced from a bulk carbon target. Structural studies of plasma debris confirm the presence and integrity of fullerenes within the plasma plume, indicating fullerenes as the source of high-order harmonics.
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