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The dependence of the high-harmonic conversion efficiency in noble gases on experimental parameters is analyzed. The results presented here supply a guideline for the optimization of HHG. The most striking finding of our analysis is the dependence of the harmonic yield on the laser pulse duration. It is generally accepted that the harmonic yield increases for shorter pulse durations. Calculations in neon show that this is only true for harmonics close to the cutoff. Away from the cutoff however, the harmonic yield increases approximately linearly with the pulse duration.
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Received: 1 October 1999 / Revised version: 3 March 2000 / Published online: 24 May 2000
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Tempea, G., Brabec, T. Optimization of high-harmonic generation . Appl Phys B 70 (Suppl 1), S197–S202 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400000310
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400000310