PLATEAU IN ABOVE-THRESHOLD IONIZATION SPECTRA

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作者
PAULUS, GG
NICKLICH, W
XU, HL
LAMBROPOULOS, P
WALTHER, H
机构
[1] UNIV MUNICH,SEKT PHYS,W-8000 MUNICH 2,GERMANY
[2] FDN RES & TECHNOL HELLAS,INST ELECTR STRUCT & LASER,GR-71110 IRAKLION,GREECE
[3] UNIV CRETE,DEPT PHYS,IRAKLION,GREECE
[4] UNIV SO CALIF,DEPT PHYS,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.2851
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We present photoelectron energy spectra for the rare gas atoms in strong 40 fs, 630 nm laser pulses. A new property in the above threshold ionization distribution is described, namely, a plateau. Numerical calculations using one- and three-dimensional models suggest that at least in part this is a one-electron effect. All rare gas atoms investigated show similar behavior, indicating that the plateau in above threshold ionization is a universal phenomenon. We discuss a simple mechanism possibly responsible for the plateau.
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页码:2851 / 2854
页数:4
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