Intense Laser Pulses Provide Fundamental Insight into High Harmonic Generation in Laser-Produced Plasmas
Physicist Jan Mathijssen demonstrates in his research that it is possible to generate higher harmonics using his laser system, achieving wavelengths up to 25 times shorter than the fundamental wavelength. By enabling this process to take place in laser-produced plasmas, the expansion of these plasmas within the vacuum chamber can also be studied.
Additionally, our research contributes to the fundamental understanding of the high harmonic generation (HHG) process in plasmas by producing HHG spectra using a two-color laser field.
This research provides insight into the production of short-wavelength light, which could potentially be used for imaging small structures, such as those on computer chips. Furthermore, it offers a fundamental understanding of high harmonic generation in plasmas.
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