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High-order harmonic generation (HHG) in aligned molecules is an important area in strong field ultrafast physics [1]–[3]. It has been shown that the dependence of HHG on the molecular structure can give new insights into measuring molecular structure on a subfemtosecond timescale [3]. A unique aspect of HHG in a simple molecular system is the possibility to observe quantum interference phenomena related to the shape of the molecular wavefimction [4],[5]. Recently this effect has been observed in HHG from aligned CO2 molecules by Kanai et al. [6] and by Vozzi et al. [7].
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Vozzi, C. et al. (2007). Quantum Interference in Aligned Molecules. In: Watanabe, S., Midorikawa, K. (eds) Ultrafast Optics V. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 132. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49119-6_46
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