Superfluorescence, superradiance, and free-induction decay observed following the excitation of helium atoms and ions with FEL pulses from SACLA BL1

ハリーズ　ジェームズ, ハリーズジェームズ

Published Sep 11, 2017• 0 citations

Abstract

Using EUV pulses from SACLA BL1 free-electron laser, we have successfully observed superfluorescence at wavelengths of 469 nm and 164 nm from a dense sample of excited helium ions, created by (1+1)-photon ionisation/excitation. The results of related numerical simulations will also be reported.

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