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Absolute gas density profiling in high-order harmonic generation: erratum

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Abstract

In this erratum, we correct two numerical errors due to conversion mistakes from our previous published manuscript [Opt. Express 26, 6001 (2018)]. In the original manuscript, the two errors compensated each other such that the conclusions remain perfectly unchanged.

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In our previously published manuscript [1], we derived the length-density product from two independent measurements of the length and the density of a gas jet. As the density of the jet is around $3.5 \times 10^{18}$ at.cm$^{-3}$ and the length of the jet is around 350 $\mu$m = $3.5 \times 10^{-2}$ cm, the unit of the length-density product should be $10^{17}$ cm$^{2}$, and not $10^{15}$ cm$^{2}$ as mentioned in the original manuscript. This changes the value of the length-density product maximizing the signal from $1.2 \times 10^{15}$ cm$^{2}$ to $1.2 \times 10^{17}$ cm$^{2}$ in the following sentence: "The results show that all the curves reach their maxima at the same length-density product of $1.2 \times 10^{17}$ cm$^{2}$." It also changes the x-axis unit of Fig. 3(b) from $10^{15}$ cm$^{2}$ to $10^{17}$ cm$^{2}$.

In addition, the absorption cross section of argon at 57 nm is $3.6 \times 10^{-17}$ cm$^{2}$ and not $3.6 \times 10^{-15}$ cm$^{2}$ as stated in the original manuscript.

The scientific discussion and conclusions on our work are based on the value of the product of the cross section and length-density product. This product is unchanged by the corrections, and therefore the conclusions remain unaffected by these mistakes.

Funding

H2020 European Research Council (682978 - EXCITERS); Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-14-CE32-0014 MISFITS); Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Acknowledgments

We thank Maurice Janssen for having pointed out this mistake.

Disclosures

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

References

1. A. Comby, S. Beaulieu, E. Constant, D. Descamps, S. Petit, and Y. Mairesse, “Absolute gas density profiling in high-order harmonic generation,” Opt. Express 26(5), 6001–6009 (2018). [CrossRef]  

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