Direct Observation of Multiphoton Processes in Laser-Induced Free-Free Transitions

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Authors

A Weingartshofer · St. Francis Xavier University

J K Holmes · St. Francis Xavier University

George F. Caudle · St. Francis Xavier University

Edmund Clarke · St. Francis Xavier University

H. Krüger · St. Francis Xavier University

Abstract

Multiphoton processes are detected in the scattering of electrons on argon atoms in the presence of a strong C${\mathrm{O}}_{2}$-laser field. The observations are in accordance with a recently developed semiclassical model.

Topics & Keywords

Atomic and Molecular Physics Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Laser Design and Applications

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Publication Details

Published in: Physical Review Letters

Volume 39, Issue 5, pp. 269-270

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.39.269

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