Conference Proceedings

Percent-level accuracy in measuring strong-field photoionization and laser intensity

WC Wallace, O Ghafur, C Khurmi, U Satya Sainadh, JE Calvert, DE Laban, MG Pullen, IV Litvinyuk, RT Sang, D Kielpinski, K Bartschat, AN Grum-Grzhimailo, D Wells, HM Quiney, XM Tong

Optics Infobase Conference Papers | Published : 2016

Abstract

We present percent-level accurate ionisation yields of atomic hydrogen, argon, krypton, and xenon by few-cycle lasers. From these measurements, a peak laser intensity calibration standard is derived, accurate to 1.3% in the 1014 W/cm2 regime.

University of Melbourne Researchers