Time-gated photoionization spectroscopy demonstrated for cesium Rydberg wave packets in an electric field

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作者
Lankhuijzen, GM [1 ]
Robicheaux, F [1 ]
Noordam, LD [1 ]
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[1] AUBURN UNIV,DEPT PHYS,ALLISON LAB 206,AUBURN,AL 36849
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.2427
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We introduce a new spectroscopic technique in which electron emission after optical excitation is measured with picosecond time resolution using a streak camera. By scanning the frequency of the exciting laser and measuring the electron flux in certain time gates, time-gated photoionization spectra are obtained. The technique is demonstrated for cesium Rydberg wave packets in an electric field of 1.0 kV/cm. The electron ejection probability is enhanced when the radial and angular oscillation periods of the excited wave packet are commensurable.
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页码:2427 / 2430
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