Laser peeler regime of high-harmonic generation for diagnostics of high-power focused laser pulses

Perevalov S. E.; Pukhov A. M.; Starodubtsev M. V.; Soloviev A. A.

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Perevalov S. E., Pukhov A. M., Starodubtsev M. V., Soloviev A. A.. Laser peeler regime of high-harmonic generation for diagnostics of high-power focused laser pulses[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2023, 8(3): 034402. doi: 10.1063/5.0142051

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Perevalov S. E., Pukhov A. M., Starodubtsev M. V., Soloviev A. A.. Laser peeler regime of high-harmonic generation for diagnostics of high-power focused laser pulses[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2023, 8(3): 034402. doi: 10.1063/5.0142051

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Laser peeler regime of high-harmonic generation for diagnostics of high-power focused laser pulses

doi: 10.1063/5.0142051

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Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov st., Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia
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Institut für Theoretische Physik I HeinrichHeine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany

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Received Date: 2023-01-11
Accepted Date: 2023-03-15

Available Online: 2023-05-01

Publish Date: 2023-05-01

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A method for measuring the intensity of focused high-power laser pulses based on numerical simulation of high-harmonic generation in the laser peeler regime is proposed. The dependence of the efficiency of high-harmonic generation on the laser pulse intensity and the spatial parameters during interaction with solid targets is studied numerically. The simulation clearly shows that the amplitude of the generated harmonics depends on the laser pulse parameters. The proposed method is simpler than similar intensity measurement techniques and does not require complex preparation.

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