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On the feasibility of performing non-linear autocorrelation with attosecond pulse trains

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We present experimental results in which a second-order effect, namely two-photon ionization of atomic He induced by a superposition of harmonics, is observed. The harmonics are generated in a Xe gas-jet using a 790-nm 10-Hz femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser and are subsequently focused into a He gas-jet with a Kirkpatrick–Baez arrangement. The superposition is formed by using a thin In filter and it comprises the 7th to 13th harmonics. Solving the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for He in a polychromatic laser field, the He+ ion yield is calculated as a function of the total XUV intensity. Using the calculated yield and taking into account the focusing and transmission properties of the arrangement, the number of He+ ions produced per laser pulse is estimated and is found to be in reasonable agreement with its measured value. The total number of ions produced non-resonantly follows a nearly quadratic dependence on the harmonic intensity, thus establishing the feasibility of a second-order auto-correlation measurement of the superposition of harmonics, i.e., of a direct temporal characterization of attosecond pulse trains.

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  1. Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Laser and Applications Division, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas, P.O. Box 1527, GR-71110, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

    N.A. Papadogiannis , L.A.A. Nikolopoulos  & D. Charalambidis

  2. Department of Physics, University of Crete, P.O. Box 2208, GR-71003, Voutes-Heraklion, Greece

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  3. Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, 85748, Garching, Germany

    G.D. Tsakiris , P. Tzallas  & K. Witte

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Papadogiannis , N., Nikolopoulos , L., Charalambidis , D. et al. On the feasibility of performing non-linear autocorrelation with attosecond pulse trains. Appl Phys B 76, 721–727 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-003-1179-6

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