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B Sheehy

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First ultraviolet high-gain harmonic-generation free-electron laser.

We report the first experimental results on a high-gain harmonic-generation (HGHG) free-electron laser (FEL) operating in the ultraviolet. An 800 nm seed from a Ti:sapphire laser has been used to produce saturated amplified radiation at the 266 nm third harmonic. The results confirm the predictions for HGHG FEL operation: stable central wavelength, narrow bandwidth, and small pulse-energy fluctuation.

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Electron energy spectra from intense laser double ionization of helium.

The double ionization of helium in the strong-field limit has been studied using an electron-ion coincidence technique. The observed double ionization electron energy spectra differ significantly from the single ionization distributions. This gives new support to the rescattering model of double ionization and explicitly reveals the role of backward electron emission following the e-2e ionizing collision.

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Strong species dependence of high order photoelectron production in alkali metal atoms

We present a theoretical and experimental study of the production of very high order photoelectrons from alkali metal atoms interacting with intense, midinfrared radiation. The strength of this process shows an unexpectedly strong species dependence. We find that this dependence can be explained via the difference in the cross section for electron-ion scattering from the different atoms. This allows us to directly relate the high energy portion of the photoelectron spectrum to specific features of the electron-ion potential.

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