Above-threshold ionizations of rare gas atoms excited by polarized femtosecond laser pulses are investigated.The photoelectron momentum spectra are obtained applying the strong-field approximation(SFA) theory.It is fo...Above-threshold ionizations of rare gas atoms excited by polarized femtosecond laser pulses are investigated.The photoelectron momentum spectra are obtained applying the strong-field approximation(SFA) theory.It is found that,distribution of the emitted photoelectrons varies with different polarizations of laser pulses.We have interpreted the relationship between the observed distribution and the laser polarization taking advantage of tunneling ionization theory and simple-man model.The polarization sensitivity indicates that one can easily manipulate the photoelectron distribution by controlling the polarization of the exciting pulse.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 11104210
文摘Above-threshold ionizations of rare gas atoms excited by polarized femtosecond laser pulses are investigated.The photoelectron momentum spectra are obtained applying the strong-field approximation(SFA) theory.It is found that,distribution of the emitted photoelectrons varies with different polarizations of laser pulses.We have interpreted the relationship between the observed distribution and the laser polarization taking advantage of tunneling ionization theory and simple-man model.The polarization sensitivity indicates that one can easily manipulate the photoelectron distribution by controlling the polarization of the exciting pulse.