Criteria for the observation of strong-field photoelectron holography

Journal Article · Tue Nov 15 04:00:00 EST 2011 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.84.053427· OSTI ID:22093576

Marchenko, T. ^[1]; Huismans, Y. ^[2]; Schafer, K. J. ^[3]; Vrakking, M. J. J. ^[2]

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1. UPMC Universite Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 7614, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Matiere et Rayonnement, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, F-75005 Paris (France)
2. FOM-Institute AMOLF, Science Park 113, 1098 XG Amsterdam (Netherlands)
3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803-4001 (United States)

Photoelectron holography is studied experimentally and computationally using the ionization of ground-state xenon atoms by intense near-infrared radiation. A strong dependence of the occurrence of the holographic pattern on the laser wavelength and intensity is observed, and it is shown that the observation of the hologram requires that the ponderomotive energy U{sub p} is substantially larger than the photon energy. The holographic interference is therefore favored by longer wavelengths and higher laser intensities. Our results indicate that the tunneling regime is not a necessary condition for the observation of the holographic pattern, which can be observed under the conditions formally attributed to the multiphoton regime.

• OSTI ID: 22093576
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 84; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOMS
GROUND STATES
HOLOGRAPHY
INTERFERENCE
IONIZATION
MULTI-PHOTON PROCESSES
NEAR INFRARED RADIATION
PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS
PHOTONS
PONDEROMOTIVE FORCE
TUNNEL EFFECT
WAVELENGTHS
XENON