University of Colorado students produce ultrahigh harmonics from a tabletop laser system

Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:00:00 -0500

The system developed in this work extends the limits of what can be done inside a laboratory. Having a table-top laser source that spans the entire electromagnetic spectrum from the ultraviolet to more than 1.6 kilo–electron volts and that may support the production of light pulses as short as 2.5 attoseconds, increases many times the availabilty of this kind of radiation. This provides scientists in many critical areas of knowledge, such as material and biomedical sciences, a much easier access to this enabling tool, favoring the advancement of the Nation's research infraestructure with this new and more affordable tool.