Geometry- and diffraction-independent ionization probabilities in intense laser fields: probing atomic ionization mechanisms with effective intensity matching

Details Geometry- and diffraction-independent ionization probabilities in intense laser fields: probing atomic ionization mechanisms with effective intensity matching Geometry- and diffraction-independent ionization probabilities in intense laser fields: probing atomic ionization mechanisms with effective intensity matching

2005-09-14

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0509121v1

Phys. Rev. A, vol 73, art 013407 (2006)

Physics

Atomic Physics

10 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. A on 09-09-05

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevA.73.013407

We report a novel experimental technique for the comparison of ionization processes in ultrafast laser pulses irrespective of pulse ellipticity. Multiple ionization of xenon by 50 fs 790 nm, linearly and circularly polarized laser pulses is observed over the intensity range 10 TW/cm^2 to 10 PW/cm^2 using Effective Intensity Matching (EIM), which is coupled with Intensity Selective Scanning (ISS) to recover the geometry-independent probability of ionization. Such measurements, made possible by quantifying diffraction effects in the laser focus, are compared directly to theoretical predictions of multiphoton, tunnel and field ionization, and a remarkable agreement demonstrated. EIM-ISS allows the straightforward quantification of the probability of recollision ionization in a linearly polarized laser pulse. Furthermore, probability of ionization is discussed in terms of the Keldysh adiabaticity parameter, gamma, and the influence of the precursor ionic states present in recollision ionization is observed for the first time.

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