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Harmonic Generation from Neutral Manganese Atoms in the Vicinity of the Giant Autoionization Resonance
M A Fareed1, V V Strelkov2,3, M Singh1
1Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Centre Energie Matériaux Telécommunications, 1650 Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada.
Abstract:
High harmonics from laser-ablated plumes are mostly generated from ionic species. We demonstrate that with ultrashort infrared (∼1.82 μm) driving lasers, high harmonics from laser-ablated manganese are predominantly generated from neutral atoms, a transition metal atom with an ionization potential of 7.4 eV. Our results open the possibility to advance laser-ablation technique to study the dynamics of neutral atoms of low ionization potential. Moreover, as manganese contains giant autoionizing resonance, intense and broadband high harmonics have been demonstrated from this resonance at energies from 49 to 53 eV. This opens the possibility to generate intense attosecond pulses directly from the giant resonances, as well as to study these resonances using high-harmonic spectroscopy.
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