Quantum pathways interference in laser-induced electron diffraction revealed by a semiclassical method

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2408.12721v1
• Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:23:37 GMT
• Title: Quantum pathways interference in laser-induced electron diffraction revealed by a semiclassical method
• Authors: Phi-Hung Tran, Van-Hung Hoang, Anh-Thu Le,
• Abstract summary: We develop a novel method for strong-laser-field physics based on the combination of the semiclassical Herman-Kluk propagator and the strong-field approximation. Our results can be used to extend current capabilities of the laser-induced electron diffraction and other ultrafast imaging and strong-field spectroscopic techniques.
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• Abstract: We develop a novel method for strong-laser-field physics based on the combination of the semiclassical Herman-Kluk propagator and the strong-field approximation and demonstrate its high accuracy on the calculations of photoelectron momentum distribution (PMD) for atoms and molecules in intense lasers. For rescattered electrons, we show that for a given time that electron tunnels to the continuum, there are typically multiple trajectories that lead to the same final momentum in the high-energy region. These trajectories start with slightly different initial transverse momenta and carry different phases giving rise to the interference structures in the PMD, which can also be associated with the laser-free electron-ion differential cross section. This is in contrast to the well-known long and short trajectories, which result in different interference patterns. Our results can be used to extend current capabilities of the laser-induced electron diffraction and other ultrafast imaging and strong-field spectroscopic techniques.

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