Origin of diffraction fringes in two-dimensional photoelectron momentum distributions for single ionization of atoms in few-cycle intense laser pulses

We use the strong field approximation with a time window function controlling the release time of electrons to study the intra-cycle and inter-cycle interferences in few-cycle intense laser pulses impinging on He. The diffraction fringes, i.e., the vertical stripe-like structure, observed in the exp...

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Published inChinese physics B Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 223 - 229
Main Author 郭志坚 陈长进 周效信
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.2014
Subjects
Approximation
Diffraction
Lasers
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Photoelectrons
Schroedinger equation
Two dimensional
二维
光电
动量分布
周期
强激光脉冲
电离
衍射条纹
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Summary:We use the strong field approximation with a time window function controlling the release time of electrons to study the intra-cycle and inter-cycle interferences in few-cycle intense laser pulses impinging on He. The diffraction fringes, i.e., the vertical stripe-like structure, observed in the experimental two-dimensional photoelectron momentum distributions of Gopal et al. （2009 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 053001） have been attributed to the interplay of the intra- and inter-cycle interferences. The pure numerical calculations by solving the time-dependent Schrrdinger equation are also performed and the results are compared with the experimental measurements directly. It has been found that the position of the stripe-like structure can be used to determine the duration of the laser pulses used in experiments.
Bibliography:We use the strong field approximation with a time window function controlling the release time of electrons to study the intra-cycle and inter-cycle interferences in few-cycle intense laser pulses impinging on He. The diffraction fringes, i.e., the vertical stripe-like structure, observed in the experimental two-dimensional photoelectron momentum distributions of Gopal et al. （2009 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 053001） have been attributed to the interplay of the intra- and inter-cycle interferences. The pure numerical calculations by solving the time-dependent Schrrdinger equation are also performed and the results are compared with the experimental measurements directly. It has been found that the position of the stripe-like structure can be used to determine the duration of the laser pulses used in experiments.
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intra-cycle and inter-cycle interferences, stripe-like structure, two-dimensional momentum distri- butions
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ISSN:1674-1056
2058-3834
1741-4199
DOI:10.1088/1674-1056/23/4/043201