Nondipole circularly polarized laser-assisted photoelectron emission

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Main Authors: Della Picca, R., Randazzo, J. M., López, S. D., Ciappina, M. F., Arbó, D. G.
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author Della Picca, R.
Randazzo, J. M.
López, S. D.
Ciappina, M. F.
Arbó, D. G.
author_facet Della Picca, R.
Randazzo, J. M.
López, S. D.
Ciappina, M. F.
Arbó, D. G.
contents We theoretically study atomic laser-assisted photoelectric emission (LAPE) beyond the electric dipole approximation. We present a theoretical description for first-order nondipole corrections ($O(c^{-1})$ where $c$ is the speed of light) to the nonrelativistic description of the laser-atom interaction for a strong circularly polarized infrared (IR) laser field combined with a train of extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) laser pulses. We investigate the photoelectron momentum distribution (PMD) as the product of two main contributions: the intra- and interpulse factors. Whereas the interpulse factor gives rise to a sideband pattern with a shift opposite to the IR beam propagation direction, the intrapulse factor forms an angular streaking pattern following the IR time-dependent polarization direction. We explore the transition of the PMD from the dipole to the nondipole framework, showing the gradual break of the forward-backward symmetry as the laser parameters are varied. Furthermore, we find non-zero contributions in dipole forbidden directions independent of the IR polarization state, wherein Cooper-\textit{like} minima are observed. Our work lays a theoretical foundation for understanding time-resolved nondipole LAPE in cutting-edge ultrafast experiments.
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spellingShingle Nondipole circularly polarized laser-assisted photoelectron emission
Della Picca, R.
Randazzo, J. M.
López, S. D.
Ciappina, M. F.
Arbó, D. G.
Atomic Physics
We theoretically study atomic laser-assisted photoelectric emission (LAPE) beyond the electric dipole approximation. We present a theoretical description for first-order nondipole corrections ($O(c^{-1})$ where $c$ is the speed of light) to the nonrelativistic description of the laser-atom interaction for a strong circularly polarized infrared (IR) laser field combined with a train of extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) laser pulses. We investigate the photoelectron momentum distribution (PMD) as the product of two main contributions: the intra- and interpulse factors. Whereas the interpulse factor gives rise to a sideband pattern with a shift opposite to the IR beam propagation direction, the intrapulse factor forms an angular streaking pattern following the IR time-dependent polarization direction. We explore the transition of the PMD from the dipole to the nondipole framework, showing the gradual break of the forward-backward symmetry as the laser parameters are varied. Furthermore, we find non-zero contributions in dipole forbidden directions independent of the IR polarization state, wherein Cooper-\textit{like} minima are observed. Our work lays a theoretical foundation for understanding time-resolved nondipole LAPE in cutting-edge ultrafast experiments.
title Nondipole circularly polarized laser-assisted photoelectron emission
topic Atomic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.19378