• DocumentCode
    3620715
  • Title

    Photoionization mechanisms of oxygen probed by terahertz pulses

  • Author

    Z. Mics;F. Kadlec;P. Kuzel;P. Jungwirth;S.E. Bradforth;V.A. Apkarian

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Phys., Acad. of Sci. of the Czech Rep., Prague, Czech Republic
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6/27/1905 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    485
  • Abstract
    We show that optical pump - terahertz (THz) probe spectroscopy is a suitable experimental tool for exploring laser induced ionization and plasma formation in gases. Plasma was produced in gaseous oxygen by focused amplified femtosecond pulses. Multi-photon versus strong-field character of the photoionization are investigated using different pump wavelengths (400 and 800 nm), polarization states and intensity. A Drude model is used to evaluate the plasma dynamics.
  • Keywords
    "Ionization","Plasma waves","Optical pulses","Pulse amplifiers","Ultrafast optics","Stimulated emission","Optical pumping","Laser excitation","Probes","Spectroscopy"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 13th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2005. IRMMW-THz 2005. The Joint 30th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9348-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2005.1572624
  • Filename
    1572624