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Makos I, Orfanos I, Nayak A, et al. Α 10-gigawatt attosecond source for non-linear XUV optics and XUV-pump-XUV-probe studies. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):3759doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-60331-9.
Makos, I., Orfanos, I., Nayak, A., Peschel, J., Major, B., Liontos, I., Skantzakis, E., Papadakis, N., Kalpouzos, C., Dumergue, M., Kühn, S., Varju, K., Johnsson, P., L'Huillier, A., Tzallas, P., & Charalambidis, D. (2020). Α 10-gigawatt attosecond source for non-linear XUV optics and XUV-pump-XUV-probe studies. Scientific reports, 10(1), 3759. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60331-9
Makos, I, et al. "Α 10-gigawatt attosecond source for non-linear XUV optics and XUV-pump-XUV-probe studies." Scientific reports vol. 10,1 (2020): 3759. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60331-9
Makos I, Orfanos I, Nayak A, Peschel J, Major B, Liontos I, Skantzakis E, Papadakis N, Kalpouzos C, Dumergue M, Kühn S, Varju K, Johnsson P, L'Huillier A, Tzallas P, Charalambidis D. Α 10-gigawatt attosecond source for non-linear XUV optics and XUV-pump-XUV-probe studies. Sci Rep. 2020 Feb 28;10(1):3759. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-60331-9. PMID: 32111920; PMCID: PMC7048767.
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Sci Rep. 2020 Feb 28;10(1):3759. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-60331-9.

Α 10-gigawatt attosecond source for non-linear XUV optics and XUV-pump-XUV-probe studies.

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I Makos, I Orfanos, A Nayak, J Peschel, B Major, I Liontos, E Skantzakis, N Papadakis, C Kalpouzos, M Dumergue, S Kühn, K Varju, P Johnsson, A L'Huillier, P Tzallas, D Charalambidis

Affiliations

  1. Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, GR71110, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
  2. Department of Physics, University of Crete, GR71003, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
  3. ELI-ALPS, ELI-Hu Non-Profit Ltd., Dugonics tér 13, H-6720, Szeged, Hungary.
  4. Institute of Physics, University of Szeged, Dom tér 9, 6720, Szeged, Hungary.
  5. Department of Physics, Lund University, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden.
  6. Department of Optics and Quantum Electronics, University of Szeged, Dom tér 9, 6720, Szeged, Hungary.
  7. Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, GR71110, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. [email protected].
  8. Department of Physics, University of Crete, GR71003, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. [email protected].
  9. ELI-ALPS, ELI-Hu Non-Profit Ltd., Dugonics tér 13, H-6720, Szeged, Hungary. [email protected].

PMID: 32111920 PMCID: PMC7048767 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60331-9

Abstract

The quantum mechanical motion of electrons and nuclei in systems spatially confined to the molecular dimensions occurs on the sub-femtosecond to the femtosecond timescales respectively. Consequently, the study of ultrafast electronic and, in specific cases, nuclear dynamics requires the availability of light pulses with attosecond (asec) duration and of sufficient intensity to induce two-photon processes, essential for probing the intrinsic system dynamics. The majority of atoms, molecules and solids absorb in the extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) spectral region, in which the synthesis of the required attosecond pulses is feasible. Therefore, the XUV spectral region optimally serves the study of such ultrafast phenomena. Here, we present a detailed review of the first 10-GW class XUV attosecond source based on laser driven high harmonic generation in rare gases. The pulse energy of this source largely exceeds other laser driven attosecond sources and is comparable to the pulse energy of femtosecond Free-Electron-Laser (FEL) XUV sources. The measured pulse duration in the attosecond pulse train is 650 ± 80 asec. The uniqueness of the combined high intensity and short pulse duration of the source is evidenced in non-linear XUV-optics experiments. It further advances the implementation of XUV-pump-XUV-probe experiments and enables the investigation of strong field effects in the XUV spectral region.

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