PHASE DEPENDENCE OF INTENSE FIELD-IONIZATION - A STUDY USING 2 COLORS

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作者
SCHUMACHER, DW [1 ]
WEIHE, F [1 ]
MULLER, HG [1 ]
BUCKSBAUM, PH [1 ]
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[1] FOM,INST ATOM & MOLEC PHYS,1098 SJ AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.1344
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We present the first measurement of the ionization rate from above-threshold ionization (ATI) in an optical field whose phase dependence is known and controllable. Our method uses a harmonic two-color light field with a calibrated phase difference between the 1 omega and 2 omega fields. Our measurements confirm many of the predictions of recent semiclassical theories, but show an important discrepancy: An asymmetry in the ATI rates relative to the sign of the two-color phase difference supports recently suggested modifications to the models to include electron-core rescattering during ionization.
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