Spectral energetic properties of the X-ray-boosted photoionization by an intense few-cycle laser

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/23/7/074207

Abstract We report a discovery that an intense few-cycle laser pulse passing through gas leaves a fingerprint of its field envelope on the photoelectron energy spectrum, which involves continuous X-ray radiations. The spectrum resulting from the photoionization processes includes significant quantum enhancement and interference and exhibits interesting energetic properties. The spectral cut-off energies reflect the strength, time, and interference of the laser field modulation on the photoelectron energy. These energetic properties suggest a new method for precise intense-laser-pulse measurement in situ. The method has the advantages of accuracy, simplicity, speed, and large dynamic ranges (up to many orders of intensity).

Keywords: laser intensity pulse duration X-ray-boosted photoionization energetic properties of photoelectron energy spectrum

Received: 22 October 2013
Revised: 22 December 2013
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PACS:	42.65.Re	(Ultrafast processes; optical pulse generation and pulse compression)
	42.50.Hz	(Strong-field excitation of optical transitions in quantum systems; multiphoton processes; dynamic Stark shift)
	42.50.Ct	(Quantum description of interaction of light and matter; related experiments)
	42.60.Jf	(Beam characteristics: profile, intensity, and power; spatial pattern formation)

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11175010).

Corresponding Authors: Ge Yu-Cheng
E-mail: gyc@pku.edu.cn

About author: 42.65.Re; 42.50.Hz; 42.50.Ct; 42.60.Jf

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Ge Yu-Cheng (葛愉成), He Hai-Ping (何海萍) Spectral energetic properties of the X-ray-boosted photoionization by an intense few-cycle laser 2014 Chin. Phys. B 23 074207

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