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High Order Harmonic Generation In Atom Clusters, Thomas D. Donnelly, T. Ditmire, K. Neuman, M. D. Perry, R. W. Falcone
High Order Harmonic Generation In Atom Clusters, Thomas D. Donnelly, T. Ditmire, K. Neuman, M. D. Perry, R. W. Falcone
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We report the generation of short-wavelength, high-order harmonics of intense laser radiation from atom clusters. Clusters containing about 103 atoms are produced in a high-pressure gas jet. We show them to be a unique nonlinear medium. Compared with monomer gases they yield a higher appearance intensity for a given harmonic order, stronger nonlinear dependence of harmonic signal on laser intensity, higher-order harmonics, and reduced saturation of the harmonic signal at high laser intensity.