Electron-Ion Radiative Recombination Assisted by Bicircular Laser Pulses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Method
3. Numerical Illustrations and Discussion
3.1. Energy Distributions of LARR Radiation
3.2. Synthesis of Attosecond Pulses
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Kanti, D.; Kamiński, J.Z.; Peng, L.-Y.; Krajewska, K. Electron-Ion Radiative Recombination Assisted by Bicircular Laser Pulses. Photonics 2025, 12, 320. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics12040320
Kanti D, Kamiński JZ, Peng L-Y, Krajewska K. Electron-Ion Radiative Recombination Assisted by Bicircular Laser Pulses. Photonics. 2025; 12(4):320. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics12040320
Chicago/Turabian StyleKanti, Deeksha, Jerzy Z. Kamiński, Liang-You Peng, and Katarzyna Krajewska. 2025. "Electron-Ion Radiative Recombination Assisted by Bicircular Laser Pulses" Photonics 12, no. 4: 320. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics12040320
APA StyleKanti, D., Kamiński, J. Z., Peng, L.-Y., & Krajewska, K. (2025). Electron-Ion Radiative Recombination Assisted by Bicircular Laser Pulses. Photonics, 12(4), 320. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics12040320