Large-angle electron diffraction structure in laser-induced rescattering from rare gases

ORAL

Abstract

We have measured full momentum images of electron rescatterred from Xe, Kr and Ar following the liberation of the electrons from these atoms by short, intense laser pulse. Structural study of transient target atoms (or molecules) can be done by focusing on the high energy backscattered electrons in such laser-matter interactions. Recent theoretical developments show that full solutions to time-dependant Schrodinger equation including rescatttering allow the identification of specific ``back rescattering ridges'' (BRR) along which the angular structure of the differential cross section is clearly visible and very target dependant. We have experimentally observed these predicted features in the momentum images.

Authors

  • D. Ray

    • J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
    • Kansas State University

  • I. Bocharova

    • J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506

  • C. Maharjan

    • J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506

  • P. Ranitovic

    • J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506

  • B. Gramkow

    • J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506

  • M. Magrakvelidze

    • J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506

  • S. De

    • J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506

  • I.V. Litvinyuk

    • J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506

  • A.T. Le

    • J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506

  • C.D. Lin

    • J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506

  • C.L. Cocke

    • J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
    • Kansas State University

  • B. Ulrich

    • Institut f\"ur Kernphysik, University Frankfurt, Frankfurt Germany

  • T. Morishita

    • Dept. of Applied Physics and Chemistry, The University of Electro-communications, Tokyo Japan

  • G.G. Paulus

    • Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics, Jena, Germany