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VUV generation by eighth-order nonlinearity in Hg vapour

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Direct eighth-harmonic generation (λ = 134.4 nm) of Nd-laser radiation has been studied experimentally in Hg vapour. An electric field produced by free electrons created by photoionization is shown to be reasonable for even-order harmonic generation in a centrosymmetric medium.

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  1. L.V. Kirensky Institute of Physics, USSR Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, USSR and Krasnoyarsk University, Krasnoyarsk, USSR

    V. F. Lukinykh, S. A. Myslivets, A. K. Popov & V. V. Slabko

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Lukinykh, V.F., Myslivets, S.A., Popov, A.K. et al. VUV generation by eighth-order nonlinearity in Hg vapour. Opt Quant Electron 19, 319–322 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02032690

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