Abstract
The generation of coherent, soft x-ray radiation through the production of high-order harmonics in a gas has been well studied. As a result, much of the effort in studying this phenomena has turned to optimizing the harmonics characteristics and yields. One potential approach to enhancing harmonic yields is to use a gas composed of molecules as opposed to a gas of monomer atoms, exploiting a potentially higher polarizability in molecules. Initial studies of harmonic generation with diatomic molecules indicate that the high harmonics behave in a manner similar to harmonics produced in monatomic gases with a similar ionization potential.1 Studies of harmonics produced in organic molecules have yielded a similar result.2
© 1996 Optical Society of America
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