Observation of the optical X2Σg+ –A2Πu coupling in N2+ lasing induced by intense laser field*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61625501, 11904121, and 61427816), the Open Fund of the State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics (SIOM), China, the Program for JLU Science and Technology Innovative Research Team (JLUSTIRT), China (Grant No. 2017TD-21), and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China.

Wang Siqi1, Fu Yao1, Yao Danwen1, Chen Shanming1, Zhang Wei1, Li Helong1, 2, †, Xu Huailiang1, 3, ‡
       

(a) Typical fluorescence spectrum in pure N2 gas induced by the laser field of the pump and coupling pulses obtained with θ = 90°, (b) the intensity of the 391-nm fluorescence versus the angle θ between the polarization directions of the coupling pulse and the pump pulse.