用光电子能谱相位确定法同时测量阿秒超紫外线XUV脉冲的频率和强度时间分布

介绍阿秒超紫外线(XUV)激发惰性气体原子产生光电子并在强激光电场中运动的半经典近似 方法，以及同时、直接、全面地测量阿秒XUV脉冲频率和强度时间分布的光电子能谱相位确定法. 采用飞秒超短脉冲激光和XUV间的交叉关联技术，从不同激光强度下、与激光线性极化方向成0°或180°方向上测得的光电子能量积分谱，可以重建XUV的频率和强度时间分布. XUV脉冲时间宽度的测量范围从1／4到1／2激光振荡周期，时间分辨率取决于激光束和XUV脉冲之间的相对延时控制精度和光路抖动时间. 所述方法可用于在阿秒尺度上的超快速测量，以及有关电子在原子和分子中运动的超快速动力学过程研究. 关键词： 阿秒测量 光电子能谱 相位确定法 超紫外线 频率和强度时间分布     

利用超短脉冲激光和光电子能量微分谱直接测量窄带飞秒超紫外线XUV脉冲的时间结构

介绍用亚皮秒超短激光脉冲直接测量窄带飞秒真空超紫外线(XUV)脉冲时间结构的方法. 可以由XUV激发惰性气体产生、并在与超短脉冲激光的线性极化方向成0°或90°的方向上测量 得到的光电子能量微分谱重建这种时间结构. 谱仪的能量分辨率和所选取的能量间隔大小是 测量及计算的两个重要参数. 上述方法有很宽的时间测量范围和很高的分辨率，可以用于飞 秒计量学和与原子运动有关的超快速动力学过程的研究. 关键词： 超快速测量 超短脉冲激光 超紫外线(XUV)时间结构 光电子能量微分谱     

氢原子在红外激光和极紫外脉冲组合场中的阈上电离

通过求解氢原子在强红外(IR)激光和极紫外（XUV）脉冲组合场中的三维含时薛定谔方程(TDSE),理论研究了XUV脉冲的加入对光电子能谱和二维光电子动量分布的影响.计算结果表明,与仅由红外场驱动的情况相比,组合场驱动下的光电子能谱和二维光电子动量分布中呈现出明显的干涉增强结构,干涉结构对XUV脉冲的强度、光子能量和时间延迟都有很强的依赖,该方案可实现高能阈上电离谱的选择性增强.     

极紫外阿秒脉冲在高次谐波产生过程中引起的非偶极效应

当红外强激光和极紫外(XUV)阿秒脉冲共同作用于原子分子时，电离出去的电子通常会吸收和辐射激光光子而发生能量扩展.讨论了由于XUV阿秒脉冲的短波长与扩展后的电子波包尺度可相比拟时在高次谐波产生过程中引起的非偶极效应.采用H⁺₂作为模型分子，并把分子轴置于激光场的传播方向，通过解二维含时薛定谔方程并比较考虑非偶极效应和采用偶极近似两种方法计算得到的结果，两者相比，前者的谐波强度降低，谐波频率向低级次稍有移动，电子能谱的能带内出现了更多的光电子峰.在相同的光电子能量处，两种方法计算得到的信号强度相差2—5倍.并且这种非偶极效应随着红外基频光光强的增大而增强，随阿秒脉冲波长的增大而减弱. 关键词： 非偶极效应 光场空间不均匀性 阿秒脉冲 高次谐波产生     

共振条件下载波包络相位效应对阈上电离谱的影响

本文通过求解三维含时薛定谔方程, 从理论上研究了共振条件下氢原子的光电子能谱与角分布随着激光脉冲载波包络相位(CEP)的变化规律. 研究结果表明: 在共振位置附近, 光电子能谱的强度与CEP有强烈的依赖关系; 进一步对各个分波的分析, 可以确定共振电离初态的角量子数. 此外, 利用光电子的角分布信息, 可以对多周期激光脉冲的初始相位信息进行高精度探测. 关键词： 阈上电离 超短脉冲 载波包络相位     

Sb掺杂SrTio3透明导电薄膜的光电子能谱研究

用X射线光电子能谱和同步辐射光电子能谱研究了Sb掺杂的钙钛矿型氧化物SrTi1-xSbxO3(x=0.05,0.10,0.15,0.20)薄膜的电子结构.薄膜由紫外脉冲激光淀积在SrTiO3(001)单晶衬底上.该薄膜系列在可见光波段透明,透过率均超过90%.其导电性与掺杂浓度有关,当Sb掺杂浓度x=0.05时,薄膜显示金属型导电性.X射线光电子能谱和同步辐射光电子能谱研究结果表明,Sb掺杂在母化合物SrTiO3的禁带内引入了浅杂质能级和深杂质能级.浅杂质能级上的退局域化电子离化到导带中会产生一定的传导电 关键词： 光电子能谱 光学透过率 脉冲激光沉积薄膜     

红外激光场中共振结构原子对极紫外光脉冲的压缩效应

通过数值求解一维原子的含时薛定谔方程, 研究了具有共振结构的原子在双色场(红外激光(IR)+极紫外光(XUV)) 驱动下发射高次谐波的特征. 研究结果表明, 具有共振结构的原子所发射的高次谐波与无共振结构原子(简称为一般原子)发射的高次谐波有明显不同, 共振结构的原子除了在某一能量附近(原子的共振能量+电离能)高次谐波的强度有很大提高外, 它还对XUV光的响应较一般原子表现得更为敏感, 即使XUV光的强度较弱, 也能够明显提高XUV光脉冲中心频率附近的谐波强度, 更重要的是通过调节双色场的时间延迟, 能使输入的XUV光的脉宽得到明显的压缩, 通过时间-频率分析给出了发生这种现象的原因. 由此提出了通过滤波-连续反馈的方式可使XUV光的脉冲从200 as压缩至120 as左右.     

原子激发态在高频强激光作用下的光电离研究

本文通过数值求解动量空间的三维含时薛定谔方程, 研究了原子高激发态在高频激光脉冲作用下, 在电离阈值附近的光电子能谱和两维动量角分布. 研究结果表明: 在该能量范围内, 单光子电离过程的贡献是最主要的. 体系初态的主量子数可以由光电子能谱峰值的位置来确定; 体系初态的角量子数可以通过光电子的两维动量角度分布确定. 在比较宽泛的参数范围内, 这一规律不随入射激光的强度和脉冲时间宽度的改变而改变, 因此原则上可以利用它对原子的初态进行识别. 此外, 还研究了体系的初态为相干叠加态, 光电子动量谱随着叠加态相对相位的变化规律. 关键词： 阈上电离 激发态 高频激光脉冲 两维动量角度分布     

基于太赫兹调制的超快X射线脉冲长度复原方法

依据自由电子激光(FEL)超快辐射脉冲电离产生光电子波包受单周期太赫兹场调制的原理,发展了光电子全动量动力学模型,并通过光电子终态能谱在太赫兹场矢势零点的展宽来复原FEL脉冲长度。进一步分析比较不同脉冲长度的光电子波包在不同延时处脉冲复原的误差,评估了实际测量中时间同步的精度要求。另外,还提出了一种测量双脉冲延时的方案,并通过数值计算验证该方案的准确性。     

高次谐波辐射发射特性研究

报告由不同脉冲宽度(半高宽,FWHM)和不同载波-包络相位(CEP,Φ)的激光产生的高次谐波辐射能量输出时间特性即发射特性的研究结果. 计算表明,由宽度为几个周期的激光产生的高次谐波辐射的截止能量明显低于由无限长脉冲宽度激光产生的截止能量ω_max=3.17U_p+I_p(其中ω_max为光子角频率,U_p和I_p分别为激光有质动力势和原子的电离能). 例如,由两周期(FWHM),Φ＝15°的激光产生的高次谐波辐射的截止能量为ω_max=2.90U_p+I_p,此时发射特性单脉冲(即分布单脉冲)具有最大的能量带宽0.86U_p. 脉冲中心位置的载波相位和时间宽度分别为0.94rad(弧度)和1.29rad. 而该激光脉冲在Φ＝-75°时能产生截止能量为ω_max=2.70U_p+I_p,最大能量带宽为0.70U_p的双分布脉冲,其中心位置分别为-0.58rad和2.43rad,宽度分别为1.22rad和1.33rad. 随着激光脉冲宽度的增加,分布单脉冲的能量带宽比时间宽度下降得更快. 对于一定宽度的激光脉冲,所产生的分布单脉冲的能量带宽和时间宽度的CEP依赖性显示出180°的周期结构. 利用这个有趣的特点,在实验上可以通过调节CEP来选择分布脉冲的能量参数,也可用来定位和控制阿秒脉冲的时间参数. 理论分析指出,只要选择合适的阿秒X射线能量带宽,CEP不稳定性对于光电子谱和测量结果的影响将大为降低,甚至在最大程度上消除这种影响. 这些研究结果不仅有助于在物理上深入了解高次谐波辐射的动力学过程,而且对于进一步在实验上优化和选择阿秒单脉冲和双脉冲具有重要的参考和指导意义. 关键词： 高次谐波产生 鞍点方法 谐波发射特性 分布脉冲     

Direct XUV probing of attosecond electron recollision

We demonstrate that the recolliding electron wave packet, fundamental to many strong field phenomena, can be directly imaged with sub-A spatial and attosecond temporal resolution using attosecond extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulses. When the recolliding electron revisits the parent ion, it can absorb an XUV photon yielding high energy electron and thereby providing a measurement of the electron energy at the moment of recollision. The full temporal evolution of the recollision wave packet can be reconstructed by measuring the photoelectron spectra for different time delays between the driving laser and the attosecond XUV probe. The strength of the photoelectron signal can be used to characterize the spatial distribution of the electron density in the longitudinal direction. Elliptical polarization can be used to characterize the electron probability in transversal direction.     

Controlling the spacing of attosecond pulse trains from relativistic surface plasmas

When a laser pulse hits a solid surface with relativistic intensities, XUV attosecond pulses are generated in the reflected light. We present an experimental and theoretical study of the temporal properties of attosecond pulse trains in this regime. The recorded harmonic spectra show distinct fine structures which can be explained by a varying temporal pulse spacing that can be controlled by the laser contrast. The pulse spacing is directly related to the cycle-averaged motion of the reflecting surface. Thus the harmonic spectrum contains information on the relativistic plasma dynamics.     

On the coherence measurement of a narrow bandwidth dye laser

In this paper, we report a new technique for spatial and temporal coherence measurement of narrow bandwidth sources. In particular, coherence measurement of a narrow bandwidth dye laser using Young’s double slit method and the Fabry–Perot interferometer has been carried out. In the spatial coherence measurement, a central fringe visibility of 0.85 was observed, and from this measurement, the dye gain medium source size was estimated. The variation in the visibility with slit separation (0.1–3.0 mm) for different source sizes (0.1–0.2 mm) was also analyzed. The temporal coherence length of the tunable dye laser was measured to be 10 and 60 cm for multimode and single-mode operations, respectively. The technique, in general, can also be used for spatial and temporal measurement of broadband spectrum source.     

High harmonic XUV spectral phase interferometry for direct electric-field reconstruction

We demonstrate the first experimental complete temporal characterization of high-harmonic XUV pulses by spectral phase interferometry, with an all-optical setup. This method allows us to perform single-shot measurements of the harmonic temporal profile and phase, revealing a remarkable shot-to-shot stability. We characterize harmonics generated in argon by a 50 fs 800 nm laser pulse. The 11th harmonic is found to be 22 fs long with a negative chirp rate of -4.8 x 10(27) s(-2). This duration can be reduced to 13 fs by modulating the polarization of the generating laser. The technique is easy to implement and could be routinely used in femtosecond XUV pump-probe experiments with harmonics.     

Beam properties of fully optimized,table-top,coherent source at 30 nm

We present results on development and experimental implementation of a 1-kHz, coherent extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radia- tion source based on high-order harmonic generation of the femtosecond, near-infrared laser pulses produced by the titanium-doped sapphire laser system (35 fs, 1.2 mJ, 810 nm) at the Institute of Physics AS CR / PALS Centre. The source comprises a low-density static gas cell filled with a conversion medium, typically argon. The comprehensive optimization of the XUV harmonic source has been performed with respect to major parameters such as gas pressure in the cell, cell length, position of the focus of the driving laser field with respect to the gas cell position, size of the driving near-infrared laser beam, chirp of the femtosecond pulse, and the focal length of the lens deployed in the experimental setup. Harmonic spectra were recorded using an XUV transmission grating spectrometer developed specifically for this purpose. Detailed characterization of the XUV source has been performed including measurement of the XUV beam profile, M² parameter of the beam, absolute energy, and spatial coherence.     

Characterization of attosecond XUV pulses from photoelectron spectra of atoms

A method to characterize attosecond extreme ultra violet (XUV) pulses from photoelectron spectra of atoms is presented. A pump pulse prepares a coherent superposition of two atomic bound states, from which photoionization takes place after variable time delays by the attosecond XUV pulse. Information on the spectral phase of the attosecond XUV pulse is extracted from the analysis of photoelectron spectra as a function of photoelectron energy and time delay. Together with information on the spectral intensity obtained from a separate optical measurement, a temporal shape of the attosecond XUV pulse can be precisely reconstructed. After the theoretical formulation of the problem, we present numerical examples for H atom and show that, depending on the choice of energy separation of two bound states, a different accuracy is reached to characterize attosecond XUV pulses.     

Attosecond pulse extreme-ultraviolet photoionization in a two-color laser field

Attosecond-pulse extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) photoionization in a two-color laser field is investigated. Attosecond pulse trains with different numbers of pulses are examined, and their strong dependence on photoelectronic spectra is found. Single-color driving-laser-field-assisted attosecond XUV photoionization cannot determine the number of attosecond pulses from the photoelectronic energy spectrum that are detected orthogonally to the beam direction and the electric field vector of the linearly polarized laser field. A two-color-field-assisted XUV photoionization scheme is proposed for directly determining the number of attosecond pulses from a spectrum detected orthogonally.