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Conical Forward THz Emission from Femtosecond-Laser-Beam Filamentation in Air
Ciro d'Amico
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Aurélien Houard
1
Michel Franco
1
Bernard Prade
1
André Mysyrowicz
1, *
Arnaud Couairon
2
Vladimir Tikhonchuk
3
Ciro d'Amico 1
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Aurélien Houard 1
Author IdHAL : aurelien-houard ResearcherId : http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-8631-2008 ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2072-6680
Michel A. Franco 1
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Bernard Prade 1
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André Mysyrowicz 1
Correspondent author IdHAL : andre-mysyrowicz
Arnaud Couairon 2
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Vladimir Tikhonchuk 3
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LOA - Laboratoire d'optique appliquée (828, boulevard des Maréchaux 91762 Palaiseau Cedex - France)
- ENSTA Paris - École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées (828, boulevard des Maréchaux 91762 Palaiseau Cedex - France)
- X - École polytechnique (École polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex - France)
- CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique : UMR7639 (France)
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CPHT - Centre de Physique Théorique [Palaiseau] (Ecole Polytechnique 91128 Palaiseau cedex - France)
- CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique : UMR7644 (France)
- X - École polytechnique (École polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex - France)
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CELIA - Centre d'Etudes Lasers Intenses et Applications (351 cours de la libération 33405 Talence - France)
- CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique : UMR5107 (France)
- CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives : DAM/CESTA (Centre de Saclay Centre de Grenoble Centre de Cadarache etc - France)
- UB - Université de Bordeaux (35, place Pey Berland - 33076 Bordeaux - France)
Abstract : We attribute a strong forward directed THz emission from femtosecond laser filaments in air to a transition-Cherenkov emission from the plasma space charge moving behind the ionization front at light velocity. Distant targets can be easily irradiated by this new source of THz radiation.
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Submitted on : Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 3:26:26 PM
Last modification on : Wednesday, July 3, 2019 - 10:48:02 AM
Contributor : Aurélien Houard <>
Submitted on : Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 3:26:26 PM
Last modification on : Wednesday, July 3, 2019 - 10:48:02 AM
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- HAL Id : hal-00455111, version 1
- DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.235002
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Ciro d'Amico, Aurélien Houard, Michel Franco, Bernard Prade, André Mysyrowicz, et al.. Conical Forward THz Emission from Femtosecond-Laser-Beam Filamentation in Air. Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society, 2007, 98 (23), pp.235002. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.235002⟩. ⟨hal-00455111⟩
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