Title :
Molecules in the strong attosecond XUV field
Author :
Midorikawa, Katsumi ; Okino, T. ; Shimizu, T. ; Furusawa, K. ; Nabekawa, Y. ; Yamanouchi, K.
Author_Institution :
Laser Technol. Lab., RIKEN, Saitama
Abstract :
We have explored how molecules respond to an intense attosecond pulse train in the extreme ultraviolet and soft X-ray wavelength region and discovered for the first time molecular Coulomb explosion is an ideal phenomenon for characterization of an attosecond pulse generated by high-order harmonics
Keywords :
molecule-photon collisions; nitrogen; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse generation; photodissociation; photoexcitation; two-photon processes; N2; attosecond XUV field; extreme ultraviolet field; high-order harmonics; molecular Coulomb explosion; optical pulse generation; soft X-ray wavelength region; two-photon absorption; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Explosions; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279181
