Generation of XUV spectral continua from relativistic plasma mirrors driven in the near-single-cycle limit
arXiv:2003.04688 · doi:10.1088/2515-7647/ab9715
Abstract
function of the CEP, we observe a transition from a modulated to a continuous SHHG spectrum, indicating the transition from double to high-contrast isolated attosecond pulse emission. Single shot-acquisitions of XUV spectral continua support isolated attosecond pulses with isolation degrees between 10 and 50 for the majority of the driving pulse CEPs, which represents a significant improvement in terms of isolation degree as well as repetition rate over previous results obtained with 2-cycle drivers at 10-Hz. 2D Particle-in-cell simulations corroborate this interpretation and predict percent-level efficiencies for the generation of an isolated attosecond pulse even without any spectral filtering.
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