Phys. Rev. E 57, R2531 - R2534 (1998)Harmonic generation by relativistic electrons during irradiance of a solid target by a short-pulse ultraintense laser |
Wei Yu1,2, M. Y. Yu1, J. Zhang3, and Z. Xu2
1Institut für Theoretische Physik I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
2Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
3Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
Received 20 June 1997
A simple surface current model is proposed for studying harmonic generation by a short-pulse high-intensity circularly polarized laser irradiating a solid target normally. Exact relativistic electron dynamics is taken into account. It is found that high harmonics peaked at directions normal to that of incidence are efficiently generated.
©1998 The American Physical Society
URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v57/pR2531
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.57.R2531
PACS: 52.40.Nk, 42.65.Ky, 41.60.Ap, 52.75.Ms
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