On the dipole, velocity and acceleration forms in high-order harmonic generation from a single atom or molecule

Jan Conrad Baggesen (1) , Lars Bojer Madsen (1)

1 Department of Physics and Astronomy [Aarhus]

We consider high-order harmonic generation from a single atom or molecule and show that the generated harmonic field is proportional to the dipole velocity. We derive this result by solving Maxwell's wave equation for an infinitely thin gas. Hence, the dipole velocity form is the one that relates directly to the harmonic field, and it should be used as a reference if performing calculations with the dipole or acceleration forms.

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

Jan Conrad Baggesen, Lars Bojer Madsen. On the dipole, velocity and acceleration forms in high-order harmonic generation from a single atom or molecule. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 2011, 44 (11), pp.115601. ⟨10.1088/0953-4075/44/11/115601⟩. ⟨hal-00625578⟩