71 research outputs found
Attosecond streaking in a nano-plasmonic field
A theoretical study of the application of attosecond streaking spectroscopy to
time-resolved studies of the plasmonic fields surrounding isolated, resonantly
excited spherical nanoparticles is presented. A classification of the
different regimes in attosecond streaking is proposed and identified in our
results that are derived from Mie calculations of plasmon fields, coupled to
classical electron trajectory simulations. It is shown that in an attosecond
streaking experiment, the electrons are almost exclusively sensitive to the
component of the field parallel to the direction in which they are detected.
This allows one to probe the different components of the field individually by
resolving the angle of emission of the electrons. Finally, simulations based
on fields calculated by finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) are compared with
the results obtained using Mie fields. The two are found to be in good
agreement with each other, supporting the notion that FDTD methods can be used
to reliably investigate non-spherical structures
Wavelength dependence of electron localization in the laser-driven dissociation of H
We theoretically investigate the laser wavelength dependence of asymmetric
dissociation of H. It is found that the electron localization in
molecular dissociation is significantly manipulated by varying the wavelength
of the driving field. Through creating a strong nuclear vibration in the
laser-molecular interaction, our simulations demonstrate that the few-cycle
mid-infrared pulse can effectively localize the electron at one of the
dissociating nuclei with weak ionization. Moreover, we show that the observed
phase-shift of the dissociation asymmetry is attributed to the different
population transfers by the remaining fields after the internuclear distances
reach the one-photon coupling point.Comment: 11 pages, 7 figure
Photoelectron imaging of XUV photoionization of CO2 by 13-40 eV synchrotron radiation
Valence band photoionization of CO2 has been studied by photoelectron
spectroscopy using a velocity map imaging spectrometer and synchrotron
radiation. The measured data allow retrieving electronic and vibrational
branching ratios, vibrationally resolved asymmetry parameters, and the total
electron yield which includes multiple strong resonances. Additionally, the
spectrum of low kinetic energy electrons has been studied in the resonant
region, and the evolution with photon energy of one of the forbidden
transitions present in the slow photoelectrons spectrum has been carefully
analyzed, indicating that in the presence of auto-ionizing resonances the
vibrational populations of the ion are significantly redistributed
Attosecond electron spectroscopy using a novel interferometric pump-probe technique
We present an interferometric pump-probe technique for the characterization
of attosecond electron wave packets (WPs) that uses a free WP as a reference to
measure a bound WP. We demonstrate our method by exciting helium atoms using an
attosecond pulse with a bandwidth centered near the ionization threshold, thus
creating both a bound and a free WP simultaneously. After a variable delay, the
bound WP is ionized by a few-cycle infrared laser precisely synchronized to the
original attosecond pulse. By measuring the delay-dependent photoelectron
spectrum we obtain an interferogram that contains both quantum beats as well as
multi-path interference. Analysis of the interferogram allows us to determine
the bound WP components with a spectral resolution much better than the inverse
of the attosecond pulse duration.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Single quantum dot nanowire LEDs
We report reproducible fabrication of InP-InAsP nanowire light emitting
diodes in which electron-hole recombination is restricted to a
quantum-dot-sized InAsP section. The nanowire geometry naturally self-aligns
the quantum dot with the n-InP and p-InP ends of the wire, making these devices
promising candidates for electrically-driven quantum optics experiments. We
have investigated the operation of these nano-LEDs with a consistent series of
experiments at room temperature and at 10 K, demonstrating the potential of
this system for single photon applications
Attosecond control in photoionization of D2
ABSTRACT: We study the dissociative photoionization of D2 by an attosecond pulse train (APT) in the presence of a near-infrared (IR) field. Strong oscillations in the D+ kinetic energy release spectrum with a half period of the optical cycle of the infrared field are observed and attributed to interferences between ionization pathways involving different harmonic orders of the APT due to the IR-induced coupling between the 1s(sigma)g and 2p(sigma)u
ionization channels
Attosecond control in photoionization of hydrogen molecules
ABSTRACT: We report experiments where hydrogen molecules were dissociatively ionized by an attosecond pulse train in the presence of a near-infrared field. Fragment ion yields from distinguishable ionization channels oscillate with a period that is half the optical cycle of the IR field. For molecules aligned parallel to the laser polarization axis, the oscillations are reproduced in two-electron quantum simulations, and can be explained in terms of an interference between ionization pathways that involve different harmonic orders and a laser-induced coupling between the 1s g and 2p u states of the molecular ion. This leads to a situation where the ionization probability is sensitive to the instantaneous polarization of the molecule by the IR electric field and demonstrates that we have probed the IR-induced electron dynamics with attosecond pulses
Attosecond control of dissociative ionization of O 2 molecules
We demonstrate that dissociative ionization of O(2) can be controlled by the relative delay between an attosecond pulse train (APT) and a copropagating infrared (IR) field. Our experiments reveal a dependence of both the branching ratios between a range of electronic states and the fragment angular distributions on the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) to IR time delay. The observations go beyond adiabatic propagation of dissociative wave packets on IR-induced quasistatic potential energy curves and are understood in terms of an IR-induced coupling between electronic states in the molecular ion
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