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I discuss strong laser physics at wavelengths (1–4 microns) longer than typical. Since the ponderomotive energy scales as λ2, we expect particles with energy that would not be reached at the same intensity and shorter wavelengths. After briefly discussing the Keldysh parameter, I will show strong field ionization experimental photoelectron spectra with two laser sources developed at Ohio State University, compared to TDSE calculations. I will then examine the possibility of reducing the high harmonics group delay dispersion, and discuss the advantages of using long-wavelength laser light in tomographic reconstruction of molecular orbitals.
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Support from USDOE/BES under contracts DE-FG02-04ER15614 and DE-FG02-06ER15833 and from the NSF under contract PHY-0653022 is gratefully acknowledged. I would like to thank all the members of Dr DiMauro’s group at OSU and, particularly, Jennifer Tate, Gilles Doumy, Phil Colosimo, Fabrice Catoire, Cosmin Blaga. I would like also to kindly thank Howard Reiss for many illuminating discussions and the communication of results prior to publication.
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Agostini, P. (2010). High Intensity Physics Scaled to Mid-Infrared Wavelengths. In: Yamanouchi, K. (eds) Lectures on Ultrafast Intense Laser Science 1. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 94. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-95944-1_3
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