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Investigation of Early Plasma Evolution Induced by Ultrashort Laser Pulses
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Laser-Induced Molecular Plasma: A Medium for High-Order Harmonics Generation of Ultrashort Pulses
Rashid A Ganeev1,2,3
1Laboratory of Nonlinear Optics, University of Latvia, Jelgavas 3, LV-1004 Riga, Latvia.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
|July 27, 2022
Abstract:
I present a study of laser-induced plasmas (LIPs) produced on the surfaces of molecular targets to create optimal conditions for high-order harmonics generation during the propagation of femtosecond pulses through the LIP. The resonance enhancement of a harmonic, two-color pump of plasma, quasi-phase-matching and nanoparticle-induced growth of the harmonic yield are analyzed, which allows for the formation of sources of coherent extreme ultraviolet radiation based on molecular plasma formation.

