Large-Angle Electron Diffraction Structure in Laser-Induced Rescattering from Rare Gases

Journal Article · Fri Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2008 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.100.143002· OSTI ID:21123854

Ray, D; Bocharova, I; Maharjan, C; Ranitovic, P; Gramkow, B; Magrakvelidze, M; De, S; Litvinyuk, I V; Le, A T; Lin, C D; Cocke, C L ^[1]; Ulrich, B ^[2]; Morishita, T ^[1]; Paulus, G G ^[3]

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1. J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-2601 (United States)
2. Institut fuer Kernphysik, University Frankfurt, Max von Laue Str. 1, D-60438 Frankfurt (Germany)
3. Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics, 07743, Jena, Germany and Department of Physics, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4242 (United States)

We have measured full momentum images of electrons rescattered from Xe, Kr, and Ar following the liberation of the electrons from these atoms by short, intense laser pulses. At high momenta the spectra show angular structure (diffraction) which is very target dependent and in good agreement with calculated differential cross sections for the scattering of free electrons from the corresponding ionic cores.

• OSTI ID: 21123854
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 100; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS
ELECTRON DIFFRACTION
ELECTRONS
LASERS
PULSES
RARE GASES
RESCATTERING