Plasmascopy of ultrafast hot charges in solids

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Main Authors: Zimin, Dmitry A., Sen, Raja, Qasim, Muhammad, Sjakste, Jelena, Yakovlev, Vladislav S.
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Published: 2025
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author Zimin, Dmitry A.
Sen, Raja
Qasim, Muhammad
Sjakste, Jelena
Yakovlev, Vladislav S.
author_facet Zimin, Dmitry A.
Sen, Raja
Qasim, Muhammad
Sjakste, Jelena
Yakovlev, Vladislav S.
contents We demonstrate an electric field-resolved approach for probing ultrafast dynamics of photoinjected charges in solids. Direct access to the electric field of few-cycle pulses enables us to measure a broadband response of a medium with associated plasma frequency. We prepare an ensemble of photoinjected hot charge carriers with energies sufficient to trigger impact ionization and establish a framework to measure its dynamics. Our study reveals the first time-resolved observation of the short-lived ultrafast impact ionization in germanium counteracted by trapping of mobile charges at later times. This approach provides a promising route for studying ultrafast many-body physics in photoexcited solids, with predictions from advanced theoretical models.
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spellingShingle Plasmascopy of ultrafast hot charges in solids
Zimin, Dmitry A.
Sen, Raja
Qasim, Muhammad
Sjakste, Jelena
Yakovlev, Vladislav S.
Other Condensed Matter
Optics
We demonstrate an electric field-resolved approach for probing ultrafast dynamics of photoinjected charges in solids. Direct access to the electric field of few-cycle pulses enables us to measure a broadband response of a medium with associated plasma frequency. We prepare an ensemble of photoinjected hot charge carriers with energies sufficient to trigger impact ionization and establish a framework to measure its dynamics. Our study reveals the first time-resolved observation of the short-lived ultrafast impact ionization in germanium counteracted by trapping of mobile charges at later times. This approach provides a promising route for studying ultrafast many-body physics in photoexcited solids, with predictions from advanced theoretical models.
title Plasmascopy of ultrafast hot charges in solids
topic Other Condensed Matter
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.05582