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LUCA = French acronym for ultra-short tunable laser
Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA),
Direction des Sciences de la Matière (DSM),
Département de Recherche sur l'Etat Condensé, les Atomes et les Molécules (DRECAM), Building 524
Service des photons, atomes et molécules (SPAM), Building 522
Saclay Laser-matter Interaction Center (SLIC)
Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Saclay,
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Tel : (33) 1.69.08.74.09 (SPAM)
Fax : (33) 1.69.08.87.07 (SPAM)
Tel : (33) 1 69 08 70 38 (DRECAM)
Fax : (33) 1 69 08 22 89 (DRECAM)
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  • Ti:Sa
  • 1 mJ, 60 fs, 0.02 TW, 790 nm (width 20 nm), 20 Hz, M2=1 (Femto I)
  • 100 mJ, 60 fs, 1.7 TW, 790 nm (width 20 nm), 20 Hz, M2=3.6 (Femto II) 1018 W cm-2
  • energy stability : 2 % (standard deviation)
  • wavelength : from infra-red to XUV using high order harmonics generation
  • Schematic from Scheme of Laser Facility
  • Ti:sapphire oscillator from CEA Photos
  • Ti:sapphire oscillator close-up from CEA
  • Ti:sapphire crystal during operation from CEA Photos
  • Dye amplifier from CEA Photos
  • Dye amplifier (another view) from CEA Photos
  • Target chamber from Coulomb explosion of clusters in high intensity laser pulses
  • temporal contrast : 2 x 104 over 2 ps measured with a high dynamic cross-correllator
  • Plot of available wavelengths from LUCA page
  • Plot from a magnetic deflection time-of-flight spectrometer (MD-TOF) of exploding xenon clusters under a 130 fs pulse with 5 x 1017 W cm-2 irradiance. There are approximately 106 Xe atoms per cluster which are generated in the supersonic expansion of a xenon gas jet. From Coulomb explosion of clusters in high intensity laser pulses
  • Technical Specifications
  • Publications of the Photons, Atoms and Molecules Division which contain experimental work obtained with LUCA :
  • Laser-solid interaction
    • F. Quéré, S. Guizard, P. Martin, G. Petite, O. Gobert, P. Meynadier, M. Perdrix : 1999, Appl. Phys. B 68, 459. Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in Laser Excited Materials : subpicosecond optical studies
    • F. Quéré, S. Guizard, P. Martin, G. Petite, O. Gobert, P. Meynadier, M. Perdrix : 1999, Proc. Symposium on laser induced damage in optical materials, Boulder (USA), 28 sept-1oct. 1998, SPIE Proceedings 3578, 266. Subpicosecond studies of carrier dynamics in laser induced breakdown
    • S.Guizard, C.Itoh, P.Martin, P.Meynadier, P.d'Oliveira, M.Perdrix : 1998, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 141, 66. Laser induced defects : subpicosecond study of trapping kinetics
    • G.Petite, P.Martin, S.Guizard, R.Deblock : 1998, 3rd International Conference on Electric Charge in Solid Insulators, Tours (Fr.) 29 juin-3 juillet 1998, " Le vide : Science, Techniques et Applications ", 287, p. 132 (1998) Charge localization and trapping in electronically excited wide-bandgap
    • S.Guizard, C.Itoh, P.Martin, P.d’Oliveira, P.Meynadier, M.Perdrix, G.Petite : 1997, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. in Phys. Res. B. Laser induced intrinsic defects : subpicosecond study of trapping kinetics
    • P.Martin, S.Guizard, Ph.Daguzan, G.Petite, P.d’Oliveira, P.Meynadier, M.Perdrix : 1997, Phys.Rev.B 55, 5799. Subpicosecond study of trapping kinetics
    • S.Guizard, P.d’Oliveira, Ph Daguzan, P.Martin, P.Meynadier, G.Petite : 1997, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. in Phys. Res. B 116, 43. Time resolved studies of carrier dynamics in wide band materials
    • G.Petite, P.Daguzan, S.Guizard, P.Martin : 1996, J.Phys.III 6, 1647. Ultra-fast optical measurements of defect creation in laser irradiated SiO2
    • G.Petite, P.Daguzan, S.Guizard, P.Martin : 1996, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. in Phys. Res. B 107, 97. Conduction electrons in wide-bandgap oxide : a subpicosecond time-resolved optical study
    • S.Guizard, P.Martin, G.Petite, P.D’Oliveira, P.Meynadier : 1996, J.Phys.Condens.Matter 8, 1281. Time resolved study of laser-induced colour centres in a- SiO2
    • A.Semerok, C.Chaléard, V.Detalle, J.L.Lacour, P.Mauchien, P.Meynadier, C.Nouvellon, B.Sallé, P.Palianov, M.Perdrix, G.Petite : 1999, Applied surface science 138-139, 311. Experimental investigation of laser ablation efficiency of pure metals with femto, pico and nanosecond pulses
  • High order harmonics generation in gases
    • P. Salières et B. Carré : 1999, Clefs CEA, numéro spécial sur l'interaction photon-matière. L'arc-en-ciel des harmoniques d'un laser intense
    • L. Le Déroff, P. Salières et B. Carré : 1998, Opt. Lett. 23, 1544. Beam-quality measurement of a focused high-order harmonic beam
    • Ph. Antoine, B. Carré, M. Gaarde, M. Lewenstein, A. L'Huillier, A. Persson, P. Salières : 1997, Proceedings of the 3rd Worshop UVX-96, Ann. de Physique, Colloque C1, supplément au n°1/2 22, C1-45. Génération d'harmoniques dans les gaz: résultats récents
    • Ph. Antoine, M. Gaarde, P. Salières, B. Carré, A. L'Huillier et M. Lewenstein : 1997, Proceedings of the VII-th Int. Conf. Multiphoton Processes, Eds. P. Lambropoulos et H. Walther, IOP Publishing, Bristol, p142. On the phase of atomic polarization in harmonic generation processes
    • P.Antoine, B.Carré, A.L’Huillier, M.Lewenstein : 1997 Phys.Rev.A 55, 1314 Polarization of high order harmonics
    • M.B.Gaarde, P.Antoine, A.Persson, B.Carré, A.L’Huillier, C.-G.Wahlström : 1996, J.Phys.B 29, L163. High-order tunable sum and difference frequency mixing in the XUV range
    • C.Altucci, T.Starczewski, E.Mevel, B.Carré, A.L’Huillier, C.-G.Wahlström : 1996, J.Opt.Soc.Am.B 13. The influence of high density in high-order harmonic generation
    • P.Antoine, A.L’Huillier, M.Lewenstein, P.Salières, B.Carré : 1995, Phys.Rev.A 53, 1725. Theory of high-order harmonic generation by elliptically polarized laser field
  • Clusters under extreme conditions
  • Molecules under extreme condition
  • Femto-Chemistry Liquid Phase
    • C.Prayer, T.Gustavson, T.-H.Tran-Ti : 1996, Fast Elementary Process In Chemical And Biological Systems, AIP Conference Proceedings 364, Ed A.Tramer, 1996, 333 What’s new in the proton transfer reaction from pyranine to water? A femtosecond study of the proton transfer dynamics
    • L.Cassara, T.Gustavson, S.Pommeret, J.C.Mialocq, J.Chalom, A.Reveilleau : 1996, Fast Elementary Process In Chemical And Biological Systems, AIP Conference Proceedings 364, Ed A.Tramer, 1996, 486-495 Ultrafast Spectroscopic Investigation of the relaxation dynamics of a new class of water-soluble coumarins
    • J.C.Mialocq, T.Gustavson, S.Pommeret, G.Baldacchino, P.Hebert, R.Naskrecki : 1996, Fast Elementary Process In Chemical And Biological Systems, AIP Conference Proceedings 364, Ed A.Tramer, 1996, 470-472 Ultrafast solvatation dynamics of styrenic probes. Different behavior of polar and non-polar excited singlet states
    • T.Gustavson, P.Hebert, G.Baldachino, S.Pommeret, R.Naskrecki, J.C.Mialocq : 1996, J.Chim.Phys. 93, 117. Rôle de la charge de la sonde moléculaire sur la solvatation. Aspect statiques et dynamiques
    • S.Pommeret, T.Gustavson, R.Naskrecki, G.Baldacchino, J.C.Mialocq : 1995, J. Molecular Liquids 64, 101. Femtosecond absorption and emission spectroscopy of the DCM laser dye
  • Femto-Chemistry Gas Phase
    • J.M. Mestdagh, M. Berdah, N. Auby, C. Dedonder-Lardeux C. Jouvet,S. Martrenchard-Barra, D. Solgadi and J. P. Visticot : 1998, Eur. Phys. J. D 4, 291. Photodissociation dynamics of Cl2 in a xenon cluster
    • G. Gregoire, M. Mons, C. Dedonder - Lardeux et C. Jouvet : 1998, Euro. Phys. J. D 1, 5. Is NaI soluble in water clusters
    • G. Gregoire , M. Mons, I. Dimicoli, F. Piuzzi, E. Charron, C. Dedonder - Lardeux , C. Jouvet, S. Martrenchard - Barra, D. Solgadi et A. Suzor - Weiner : 1998, Euro. Phys. J. D 1, 187. Photoionization of NaI : inward-outward asymmetry in the wavepacket detection
    • G. Gregoire, M. Mons, I. Dimicoli, C. Dedonder - Lardeux, C. Jouvet, S. Martrenchard – Barra, D. Solgadi : 1998, J. Chem. Phys. 110, 1521. Real time monitoring of the evaporative cooling : application to the dynamics of the NaI –(NH3)n clusters
    • G. Gregoire, I. Dimicoli, M. Mons, C. Dedonder - Lardeux , C. Jouvet, S. Martrenchard – Barra, D.Solgadi : 1998, J.Phys.Chem. A 102, 7896. Femtosecond dynamics of " TICT " state formation in small clusters : the dimethylaminobenzomethyl ester – acetonitrile system
    • C. Jouvet, S. Martrenchard - Barra, D. Solgadi, C. Dedonder – Lardeux, M. Mons, G. Gregoire , I. Dimicoli, F. Piuzzi, J.P. Visticot, J.M. Mestdagh, P. d’Oliveira, P. Meynadier et M. Perdrix : 1997, J. Phys. Chem. A 101, 2555. Experimental femtosecond ionization of NaI
    • C.Jouvet, S.Martrenchard, D.Solgadi, C.Dedonder-Lardeux, M.Mons, G.Grégoire, I.Dimicoli, F.Piuzzi, J.P.Visticot, J.M.Mestdagh, P.d’Oliveira, P.Meynadier, M.Perdrix : 1997, J.Phys.Chem. 101, 2555. Experimental femtosecond photoionization of NaI
    • C.Lardeux-Dedonder, M.Berdah, C.Jouvet, S.Martrenchard-Barra, J.M.Mestdagh, D.Solgadi, J.P.Visticot : 1996, J.Chem.Phys. 104, 3651. Femtosecond study of Xe-Cl2 reactions in clusters
    • C. Dedonder-Lardeux, M. Berdah, C. Jouvet, S. Martrenchard-Barra,J.M. Mestdagh, D. Solgadi, et J.P. Visticot : 1996, "Femtochemistry, Ultrafast Chemical and Physical Processes in Molecular Systems", Ed. M. Chergui, World Scientific, Singapour, p. 259. Caging effect in photoinduced Xe-Cl2 reactions
    • J.M.Mestdagh, M.Berdah, I.Dimicoli, M.Mons, P.Meynadier, P.d’Oliveira, F.Piuzzi, J.P.Visticot, C.Jouvet, C.Lardeux-Dedonder, S.Mertrenchard-Barra, B.Soep, D.Solgadi : 1995, J.Chem.Phys. 103, 1013. Observation of an indirect pathway in the femtosecond study of alkyl nitrite photodissociation in the S1 state
    • J.M. Mestdagh, M. Berdah, I. Dimicoli, M. Mons, P. Meynadier, P. d'Oliveira, F. Piuzzi, J.P. Visticot, C. Jouvet, C. Lardeux-Dedonder, S. Martrenchard-Barra, B. Soep, et D. Solgadi : 1996, Fast elementary processes in chemical and biological systems, 54th International Meeting of Physical Chemistry, Villeneuve d'Ascq, 26-30 juin 1995, Ed. A. Tramer, AIP conference proceedings 364, Woodbury, New York 1996, P. 20. Observation of an indirect pathway in the femtosecond study of alkyl nitrite photodissociation in the S1 state

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