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High-order harmonics have been observed during laser-atom interactions at a number of different laser wavelengths with short-pulse, high-intensity laser systems. Harmonics with frequencies in excess of 100 times the laser frequency have been reported.1–3
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Meyerhofer, D.D., Peatross, J. (1993). Angular Distributions of High-Order Harmonics. In: Piraux, B., L’Huillier, A., Rzążewski, K. (eds) Super-Intense Laser-Atom Physics. NATO ASI Series, vol 316. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7963-2_3
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