Coherent control of extreme uv absorption and photoemission by the simultaneous irradiation of ultrashort extreme uv and laser pulses

Abstract
We present a theoretical study on the response of a hydrogen atom to the simultaneous irradiation of ultrashort extreme ultraviolet (xuv) and laser pulses. The calculation is based on the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. The xuv photon energy is chosen to induce the 1s2p transition. Our results indicate that we can transiently reduce the xuv absorption and change the atomic state within a few femtoseconds by injecting a femtosecond laser pulse. The laser-induced photoemission is affected by the addition of an xuv pulse and its yield depends much on the temporal overlap of the two pulses.