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Coherent electron scattering captured by an attosecond quantum stroboscope.

Mauritsson, Johan LU orcid ; Johnsson, Per LU orcid ; Mansten, Erik LU ; Swoboda, Marko LU ; Ruchon, Thierry LU ; L'Huillier, Anne LU orcid and Schafer, Kenneth LU (2008) In Physical Review Letters 100(7).
Abstract
We demonstrate a quantum stroboscope based on a sequence of identical attosecond pulses that are used to release electrons into a strong infrared (IR) laser field exactly once per laser cycle. The resulting electron momentum distributions are recorded as a function of time delay between the IR laser and the attosecond pulse train using a velocity map imaging spectrometer. Because our train of attosecond pulses creates a train of identical electron wave packets, a single ionization event can be studied stroboscopically. This technique has enabled us to image the coherent electron scattering that takes place when the IR field is sufficiently strong to reverse the initial direction of the electron motion causing it to rescatter from its... (More)
We demonstrate a quantum stroboscope based on a sequence of identical attosecond pulses that are used to release electrons into a strong infrared (IR) laser field exactly once per laser cycle. The resulting electron momentum distributions are recorded as a function of time delay between the IR laser and the attosecond pulse train using a velocity map imaging spectrometer. Because our train of attosecond pulses creates a train of identical electron wave packets, a single ionization event can be studied stroboscopically. This technique has enabled us to image the coherent electron scattering that takes place when the IR field is sufficiently strong to reverse the initial direction of the electron motion causing it to rescatter from its parent ion. (Less)
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.073003
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  author       = {{Mauritsson, Johan and Johnsson, Per and Mansten, Erik and Swoboda, Marko and Ruchon, Thierry and L'Huillier, Anne and Schafer, Kenneth}},
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  publisher    = {{American Physical Society}},
  series       = {{Physical Review Letters}},
  title        = {{Coherent electron scattering captured by an attosecond quantum stroboscope.}},
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  doi          = {{10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.073003}},
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