Title :
Polarization dependence of carbon fragments from methane in strong and ultrastrong laser fields
Author :
Ekanayake, N. ; Wen, B.L. ; Howard, L.E. ; Wells, S.J. ; Videtto, M. ; Mancuso, C. ; Stanev, T. ; Condon, Z. ; LeMar, S. ; Camilo, A.D. ; Toth, R. ; Decamp, M.F. ; Walker, B.C.
Author_Institution :
Phys. & Astron. Dept., Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Abstract :
We present the polarization dependence of the ultrafast photoionization for C+n (n ≤ 5) fragments from methane. The study extends from the strong field (C+, C+2) at 1014 W/cm2 to the ultrastrong field (C+5) at 1018 W/cm2.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; lasers; light polarisation; organic compounds; photoionisation; carbon fragments; methane; polarization dependence; ultrafast photoionization; ultrastrong field; ultrastrong laser fields; Carbon; Ionization; Laser beams; Laser theory; Tunneling;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
