Conditions for extracting photoionization cross sections from laser-induced high-order-harmonic spectra

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2012-07-10

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We show that photoionization cross sections of atoms can be accurately extracted from the high-order-harmonic spectra generated by intense infrared lasers only if the degree of ionization in the gas medium is small, implying that for this purpose the high-order-harmonic generation spectra should be taken at low gas pressure and at low laser intensity experimentally.

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Photoionization, High-order-harmonic spectra, Infrared lasers

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