Abstract
We argue that the bound electrons, set to motion by the recolliding electron, emit much of the radiation during high harmonic generation. This may explain the significantly higher conversion efficiencies found with heavier noble gases.
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Gordon, A., Kärtner, F.X. (2007). Is high harmonic generation a single-active-electron process?. In: Corkum, P., Jonas, D.M., Miller, R.J.D., Weiner, A.M. (eds) Ultrafast Phenomena XV. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 88. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68781-8_17
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