Nonresonant above-threshold ionization by circularly polarized subpicosecond pulses
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 41 (7) , 4119-4122
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.41.4119
Abstract
Recent experiments show that above-threshold ionization (ATI) with intense linearly polarized light occurs via Stark-shifted bound-state resonances. Under identical conditions, we find that ATI with subpicosecond circularly polarized light is nonresonant. Unlike longer-pulse experiments, these spectra directly show the ionization rate versus intensity, and can therefore test ATI theories without deconvolving the inhomogeneous laser focus. Keldysh-Faisal-Reiss calculations do not agree with these new experimental results.Keywords
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