We experimentally investigate above-threshold ionization of xenon subject to chirped intense laser pulses. While for few-cycle laser pulses free of chirp, the Freeman resonance narrow peaks in the photoelectron spectr...We experimentally investigate above-threshold ionization of xenon subject to chirped intense laser pulses. While for few-cycle laser pulses free of chirp, the Freeman resonance narrow peaks in the photoelectron spectra become strongly suppressed, they will re-emerge for laser pulses with a certain chirp. Moreover, the position of the resonant peaks exhibits a strong dependence on the direction of the chirp. The experimental features can be understood by a two-step ionization process; that is, a multi-photon excitation plus subsequent ionization process.展开更多
We investigate the low-energy structure （LES） in the above-threshold ionization spectrum at a mid-infrared laser wavelength with a semiclassical model. Using a softened Coulomb potential （CP） and changing the soft...We investigate the low-energy structure （LES） in the above-threshold ionization spectrum at a mid-infrared laser wavelength with a semiclassical model. Using a softened Coulomb potential （CP） and changing the softening parameter, we show that though the very low-energy structure （VLES） and high low-energy structure （HLES） are both due to the interaction between the ionic CP and the electron, the two structures have different physical mechanisms： the VLES can be attributed to the electron-ion Coulomb interaction at a rather small distance and the HLES is more likely to be ascribed to the electron-ion Coulomb interaction at a large distance.展开更多
We investigate multiphoton ionization （MPI） of N2 exposed to femtosecond laser fields at 400nm and 80Onto experimentally. Photoelectron energy spectra are measured with a high resolution photoelectron spectrometer a...We investigate multiphoton ionization （MPI） of N2 exposed to femtosecond laser fields at 400nm and 80Onto experimentally. Photoelectron energy spectra are measured with a high resolution photoelectron spectrometer at laser intensities up to 10^14 W/cm^2. Prominent resonant peaks observed at 400nm can be attributed to the resonance with molecular Rydberg states corresponding to different molecular orbitals, revealing the importance of the multiple orbitals contribution in strong field molecular dynamics.展开更多
The tunneling between double wells of atom in crossed electromagnetic fields is investigated by a one-dimensional Hamiltonian model. The crossed fields induced outer well is apart from the nuclear origin and it is ver...The tunneling between double wells of atom in crossed electromagnetic fields is investigated by a one-dimensional Hamiltonian model. The crossed fields induced outer well is apart from the nuclear origin and it is very difficult to access by means of spectroscopy but it will be possible if there exists the tunneling of the electron between the outer well and the Coulomb potential predominated well at the nuclear origin. A one-dimensional quantum calculation with B-spline basis has been performed for hydrogen atom in crossed fields accessible in our laboratory, at B = 0.8 T and F = -220 V.cm^-1. The calculation shows that the wavefunctions of some excited states close to the Stark saddle point in the outer well extend over to the Coulomb potential well, making it possible to penetrate the quantum information of the outer well. However, the tunneling rate is very small and the spectral measurement of the transitions from the ground state should be of a high resolution and high sensitivity.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant Nos 2013CB922201 and 2011CB808102, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11174330, 11204356 and 11334009.
文摘We experimentally investigate above-threshold ionization of xenon subject to chirped intense laser pulses. While for few-cycle laser pulses free of chirp, the Freeman resonance narrow peaks in the photoelectron spectra become strongly suppressed, they will re-emerge for laser pulses with a certain chirp. Moreover, the position of the resonant peaks exhibits a strong dependence on the direction of the chirp. The experimental features can be understood by a two-step ionization process; that is, a multi-photon excitation plus subsequent ionization process.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.10925420,11074026,11174330,and 11274050)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos.2011CB808102 and 2013CB922201)
文摘We investigate the low-energy structure （LES） in the above-threshold ionization spectrum at a mid-infrared laser wavelength with a semiclassical model. Using a softened Coulomb potential （CP） and changing the softening parameter, we show that though the very low-energy structure （VLES） and high low-energy structure （HLES） are both due to the interaction between the ionic CP and the electron, the two structures have different physical mechanisms： the VLES can be attributed to the electron-ion Coulomb interaction at a rather small distance and the HLES is more likely to be ascribed to the electron-ion Coulomb interaction at a large distance.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 10925420 and 10904162, and the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province under Grant No 2008CDB007.
文摘We investigate multiphoton ionization （MPI） of N2 exposed to femtosecond laser fields at 400nm and 80Onto experimentally. Photoelectron energy spectra are measured with a high resolution photoelectron spectrometer at laser intensities up to 10^14 W/cm^2. Prominent resonant peaks observed at 400nm can be attributed to the resonance with molecular Rydberg states corresponding to different molecular orbitals, revealing the importance of the multiple orbitals contribution in strong field molecular dynamics.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 10774162)National 973 Project (GrantNo 2005CB724501)
文摘The tunneling between double wells of atom in crossed electromagnetic fields is investigated by a one-dimensional Hamiltonian model. The crossed fields induced outer well is apart from the nuclear origin and it is very difficult to access by means of spectroscopy but it will be possible if there exists the tunneling of the electron between the outer well and the Coulomb potential predominated well at the nuclear origin. A one-dimensional quantum calculation with B-spline basis has been performed for hydrogen atom in crossed fields accessible in our laboratory, at B = 0.8 T and F = -220 V.cm^-1. The calculation shows that the wavefunctions of some excited states close to the Stark saddle point in the outer well extend over to the Coulomb potential well, making it possible to penetrate the quantum information of the outer well. However, the tunneling rate is very small and the spectral measurement of the transitions from the ground state should be of a high resolution and high sensitivity.
