"In-situ" focused, peak intensity measurements by optical field ionization of argon

Author

Akahane, Y. ; Sagisaka, A. ; Aoyama, M. ; Nakano, F. ; Yamakawa, K.

Author_Institution

Adv. Photon Res. Center, Japan Atomic Energy Res. Inst., Kyoto, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

15-19 July 2001

Abstract

The focused peak intensity of the multiterawatt laser pulse is determined by comparing the measured ion production curve for Ar/sup 9+/ with the ADK theory. The results of these measurements of optical field ionization indicate that the maximum peak intensity is /spl sim/2/spl times/10/sup 19/ W/cm/sup 2/.

Keywords

argon; field ionisation; high-speed optical techniques; inner-shell ionisation; optical focusing; positive ions; relativistic corrections; time of flight mass spectra; Ammosov-Delone-Krainov tunneling ionization theory; Ar; chirped-pulse amplification; focused peak intensity; high-field atomic ionization; highly charged argon ions; in-situ measurements; inner shell electrons; ion production curve; multiterawatt laser pulse; optical field ionization; relativistic regime; time-of-flight mass spectra; Argon; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Energy measurement; Ionization; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Particle beam optics; Pulse measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on

Conference_Location

Chiba, Japan

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6738-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967857

Filename

967857