Ionization in an intense field considering Coulomb correction

We derive a simple ionization rate formula for the ground state of a hydrogen atom in the velocity gauge under the conditions：ω〈〈1 a.u.（a.u.is short for atomic unit） and γ〈〈1（ω is the laser frequency and y is the Keldysh parameter）.Comparisons are made among the different versions of the Keldysh-Faisal-Reiss（KFR） theory.The numerical study shows that with considering the quasi-classical（WKB） Coulomb correction in the final state of the ionized electron,the photoionization rate is enhanced compared with without considering the Coulomb correction,and the Reiss theory with the WKB Coulomb correction gives the correct result in the tunneling regime.Our concise formula of the ionization rate may provide an insight into the ionization mechanism for the ground state of a hydrogen atom.

Photoelectron longitudinal momentum distributions containing nondipole effects

This paper proposes a modified strong field approximation model for evaluating nondipole effects on the ionization of an atom in an intense laser field. The photoelectron longitudinal momentum distributions （PLMD） of a hydrogen-like atom exposed to a mid-infrared laser field is calculated. The theoretical results indicate an obvious asymmetry in the PLMD, and an offset of the PLMD peak appears in the opposite direction of the beam propagation due to nondipole effects. The peak offsets of the PLMD increased with the laser intensity, imposed by the initial state of the hydrogen-like atom.

Review on non-dipole effects in ionization and harmonic generation of atoms and molecules

In this review,we will focus on recent progress on the investigations of nondipole effects in few-electron atoms and molecules interacting with light fields.We first briefly survey several popular theoretical methods and relevant concepts in strong field and attosecond physics beyond the dipole approximation.Physical phenomena stemming from the breakdown of the dipole approximation are then discussed in various topics,including the radiation pressure and photon-momentum transfer,the atomic stabilization,the dynamic interference,and the high-order harmonic generation.Whenever available,the corresponding experimental observations of these nondipole effects are also introduced respectively in each topics.

Time-energy analysis of the photoionization process in a double-XUV pulse combined with a few-cycle IR field

We calculate the time-energy distribution(TED)and ionization time distribution(ITD)of photoelectrons emitted by a doubleextreme-ultraviolet(XUV)pulse and a two-color XUV-IR pulse using the Wigner distribution-like function based on the strong field approximation.For a double-XUV pulse,besides two identical broad distributions generated by two XUV pulses,many interference fringes resulting from the interference between electrons generated,respectively,by two pulses appear in the TED.After adding an IR field,the TED intuitively exhibits the effect of the IR field on the electron dynamics.The ITDs during two XUV pulses are no longer the same and show the different changes for the different two-color fields,the origin of which is attributed to the change of the electric field induced by the IR field.Our analysis shows that the emission time of electrons ionized during two XUV pulses mainly depends on the electric field of the combined XUV pulse and IR pulse.