Electron emission perpendicular to the polarization direction in laser-assisted XUV atomic ionization

Autores
Gramajo, Ana Alicia; Della Picca, Renata; Arbo, Diego
Año de publicación
2017
Idioma
inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
We present a theoretical study of ionization of the hydrogen atom due to an XUV pulse in the presence of an infrared (IR) laser with both fields linearly polarized in the same direction. In particular, we study the energy distribution of photoelectrons emitted perpendicularly to the polarization direction. As we previously showed in Gramajo et al. [Phys. Rev. A 94, 053404 (2016)1050-294710.1103/PhysRevA.94.053404] for parallel emission, by means of a very simple semiclassical model which considers electron trajectories born at different ionization times, the electron energy spectrum can be interpreted as the interplay of intra- and intercycle interferences. However, contrary to the case of parallel emission the intracycle interference pattern stems from the coherent superposition of four electron trajectories giving rise to (i) interference of electron trajectories born during the same half cycle (intra-half-cycle interference) and (ii) interference between electron trajectories born during the first half cycle with those born during the second half cycle (inter-half-cycle interference). The intercycle interference is responsible for the formation of the sidebands. We also show that the destructive inter-half-cycle interference for the absorption and emission of an even number of IR laser photons is responsible for the characteristic sidebands in the perpendicular direction separated by twice the IR photon energy. This contrasts with the emission along the polarization axis (all sideband orders are present) since intra-half-cycle interferences do not exist in that case. The intracycle interference pattern works as a modulation of the sidebands and, in the same way, it is modulated by the intra-half-cycle interference pattern. We analyze the dependence of the energy spectrum on the laser intensity and the time delay between the XUV pulse and the IR laser. Finally, we show that our semiclassical simulations are in very good agreement with quantum calculations within the strong-field approximation and the numerical solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation, giving rise to nonzero emission, in contraposition to other theories.
Fil: Gramajo, Ana Alicia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Della Picca, Renata. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Arbo, Diego. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
Materia
Laser Assisted
Xuv Photoionziation
Intracycle Inferference
Intercycle Interference
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spelling Electron emission perpendicular to the polarization direction in laser-assisted XUV atomic ionizationGramajo, Ana AliciaDella Picca, RenataArbo, DiegoLaser AssistedXuv PhotoionziationIntracycle InferferenceIntercycle Interferencehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1We present a theoretical study of ionization of the hydrogen atom due to an XUV pulse in the presence of an infrared (IR) laser with both fields linearly polarized in the same direction. In particular, we study the energy distribution of photoelectrons emitted perpendicularly to the polarization direction. As we previously showed in Gramajo et al. [Phys. Rev. A 94, 053404 (2016)1050-294710.1103/PhysRevA.94.053404] for parallel emission, by means of a very simple semiclassical model which considers electron trajectories born at different ionization times, the electron energy spectrum can be interpreted as the interplay of intra- and intercycle interferences. However, contrary to the case of parallel emission the intracycle interference pattern stems from the coherent superposition of four electron trajectories giving rise to (i) interference of electron trajectories born during the same half cycle (intra-half-cycle interference) and (ii) interference between electron trajectories born during the first half cycle with those born during the second half cycle (inter-half-cycle interference). The intercycle interference is responsible for the formation of the sidebands. We also show that the destructive inter-half-cycle interference for the absorption and emission of an even number of IR laser photons is responsible for the characteristic sidebands in the perpendicular direction separated by twice the IR photon energy. This contrasts with the emission along the polarization axis (all sideband orders are present) since intra-half-cycle interferences do not exist in that case. The intracycle interference pattern works as a modulation of the sidebands and, in the same way, it is modulated by the intra-half-cycle interference pattern. We analyze the dependence of the energy spectrum on the laser intensity and the time delay between the XUV pulse and the IR laser. Finally, we show that our semiclassical simulations are in very good agreement with quantum calculations within the strong-field approximation and the numerical solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation, giving rise to nonzero emission, in contraposition to other theories.Fil: Gramajo, Ana Alicia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Della Picca, Renata. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Arbo, Diego. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; ArgentinaAmerican Physical Society2017-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/29687Gramajo, Ana Alicia; Della Picca, Renata; Arbo, Diego; Electron emission perpendicular to the polarization direction in laser-assisted XUV atomic ionization; American Physical Society; Physical Review A; 96; 2; 8-2017; 023414,1-102469-9926CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.96.023414info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.96.023414info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:47:31Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/29687instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:47:31.947CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Electron emission perpendicular to the polarization direction in laser-assisted XUV atomic ionization
title Electron emission perpendicular to the polarization direction in laser-assisted XUV atomic ionization
spellingShingle Electron emission perpendicular to the polarization direction in laser-assisted XUV atomic ionization
Gramajo, Ana Alicia
Laser Assisted
Xuv Photoionziation
Intracycle Inferference
Intercycle Interference
title_short Electron emission perpendicular to the polarization direction in laser-assisted XUV atomic ionization
title_full Electron emission perpendicular to the polarization direction in laser-assisted XUV atomic ionization
title_fullStr Electron emission perpendicular to the polarization direction in laser-assisted XUV atomic ionization
title_full_unstemmed Electron emission perpendicular to the polarization direction in laser-assisted XUV atomic ionization
title_sort Electron emission perpendicular to the polarization direction in laser-assisted XUV atomic ionization
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gramajo, Ana Alicia
Della Picca, Renata
Arbo, Diego
author Gramajo, Ana Alicia
author_facet Gramajo, Ana Alicia
Della Picca, Renata
Arbo, Diego
author_role author
author2 Della Picca, Renata
Arbo, Diego
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Laser Assisted
Xuv Photoionziation
Intracycle Inferference
Intercycle Interference
topic Laser Assisted
Xuv Photoionziation
Intracycle Inferference
Intercycle Interference
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We present a theoretical study of ionization of the hydrogen atom due to an XUV pulse in the presence of an infrared (IR) laser with both fields linearly polarized in the same direction. In particular, we study the energy distribution of photoelectrons emitted perpendicularly to the polarization direction. As we previously showed in Gramajo et al. [Phys. Rev. A 94, 053404 (2016)1050-294710.1103/PhysRevA.94.053404] for parallel emission, by means of a very simple semiclassical model which considers electron trajectories born at different ionization times, the electron energy spectrum can be interpreted as the interplay of intra- and intercycle interferences. However, contrary to the case of parallel emission the intracycle interference pattern stems from the coherent superposition of four electron trajectories giving rise to (i) interference of electron trajectories born during the same half cycle (intra-half-cycle interference) and (ii) interference between electron trajectories born during the first half cycle with those born during the second half cycle (inter-half-cycle interference). The intercycle interference is responsible for the formation of the sidebands. We also show that the destructive inter-half-cycle interference for the absorption and emission of an even number of IR laser photons is responsible for the characteristic sidebands in the perpendicular direction separated by twice the IR photon energy. This contrasts with the emission along the polarization axis (all sideband orders are present) since intra-half-cycle interferences do not exist in that case. The intracycle interference pattern works as a modulation of the sidebands and, in the same way, it is modulated by the intra-half-cycle interference pattern. We analyze the dependence of the energy spectrum on the laser intensity and the time delay between the XUV pulse and the IR laser. Finally, we show that our semiclassical simulations are in very good agreement with quantum calculations within the strong-field approximation and the numerical solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation, giving rise to nonzero emission, in contraposition to other theories.
Fil: Gramajo, Ana Alicia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Della Picca, Renata. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Arbo, Diego. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
description We present a theoretical study of ionization of the hydrogen atom due to an XUV pulse in the presence of an infrared (IR) laser with both fields linearly polarized in the same direction. In particular, we study the energy distribution of photoelectrons emitted perpendicularly to the polarization direction. As we previously showed in Gramajo et al. [Phys. Rev. A 94, 053404 (2016)1050-294710.1103/PhysRevA.94.053404] for parallel emission, by means of a very simple semiclassical model which considers electron trajectories born at different ionization times, the electron energy spectrum can be interpreted as the interplay of intra- and intercycle interferences. However, contrary to the case of parallel emission the intracycle interference pattern stems from the coherent superposition of four electron trajectories giving rise to (i) interference of electron trajectories born during the same half cycle (intra-half-cycle interference) and (ii) interference between electron trajectories born during the first half cycle with those born during the second half cycle (inter-half-cycle interference). The intercycle interference is responsible for the formation of the sidebands. We also show that the destructive inter-half-cycle interference for the absorption and emission of an even number of IR laser photons is responsible for the characteristic sidebands in the perpendicular direction separated by twice the IR photon energy. This contrasts with the emission along the polarization axis (all sideband orders are present) since intra-half-cycle interferences do not exist in that case. The intracycle interference pattern works as a modulation of the sidebands and, in the same way, it is modulated by the intra-half-cycle interference pattern. We analyze the dependence of the energy spectrum on the laser intensity and the time delay between the XUV pulse and the IR laser. Finally, we show that our semiclassical simulations are in very good agreement with quantum calculations within the strong-field approximation and the numerical solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation, giving rise to nonzero emission, in contraposition to other theories.
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