Dynamical image-charge effects in attosecond time-resolved streaked photoelectron spectra of metal surfaces

The release of conduction-band electrons from a metal surface by a sub-femtosecond extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulse, and their propagation through and near the solid [1], provokes a dielectric response in the solid that acts back on the photoelectron wave packet. We calculated the (wake) potential associated with this photoelectron self-interaction in terms of bulk and surface plasmon excitations and show that it induces a considerable, XUV-frequency-dependent temporal shift in laser-streaked XUV-photoemission spectra [2], suggesting the observation of the ultrafast solid-state dielectric response in contemporary streaked photoemission experiments. \\[4pt] [1] C.-H. Zhang and U. Thumm, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 123601(2009); Phys. Rev. A 80, 032902 (2009).\\[0pt] [2] C.-H. Zhang and U. Thumm, Phys. Rev. A 82, 043405(2010).