• DocumentCode
    3016342
  • Title

    Intense Field Ionization of Methane, Butane, and Octane: Transition from Molecular to Atomic Response

  • Author

    Palaniyappan, Sasi ; Mitchell, Rob ; Sauer, Rob ; Walker, B.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Delaware, Newark
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Ionization yields of C+a (n<6) from ionization of methane, butane, and octane are measured from 1013 W/cm2 to 1016 W/cm2. As one reaches 1016 W/cm2 the molecular response becomes atomic-like.
  • Keywords
    organic compounds; photoionisation; butane; intense laser field ionization; ionization yields; methane; molecular transition; octane; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Gas lasers; Ionization; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Optical amplifiers; Polarization; Pulse amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453232
  • Filename
    4453232