Tunable pulsed vacuum ultraviolet light source for surface science and materials spectroscopy based on high order harmonic generation

Damien Riedel; Jose Hernandez-Pozos; Richard Palmer; S Baggott; Kurt Kolasinski; JS Foord

doi:10.1063/1.1351835

Tunable pulsed vacuum ultraviolet light source for surface science and materials spectroscopy based on high order harmonic generation

Damien Riedel, Jose Hernandez-Pozos, Richard Palmer, S Baggott, Kurt Kolasinski, JS Foord

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We report here the development of a tunable vacuum ultraviolet light source, providing subpicosecond pulses over the wavelength range from 114 (similar to 11 eV) to 32 nm (similar to 39 eV), designed for surface science experiments. The source is based on high order harmonic generation. The experimental setup is described in detail and the harmonic yield as a function of the gas type (xenon or argon) is compared with theoretical descriptions. We address in particular the tunability of the source, desirable for surface science applications. Absolute characterization of the harmonic yield has also been performed and validated with time-resolved fluorescence measurements. The results are extremely promising, with intensities of similar to 10(10) photons/s, with regard to the use of this coherent source for surface science and spectroscopy. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1977-1983
Number of pages	7
Journal	Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume	72
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1351835
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2001

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Tunable pulsed vacuum ultraviolet light source for surface science and materials spectroscopy based on high order harmonic generation

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