Abstract
Abstract
We investigate twisted electrons with a well-defined orbital angular momentum, which have been ionised via a strong laser field. By formulating a new variant of the well-known strong field approximation, we are able to derive conservation laws for the angular momenta of twisted electrons in the cases of linear and circularly polarised fields. In the case of linear fields, we demonstrate that the orbital angular momentum of the twisted electron is determined by the magnetic quantum number of the initial bound state. The condition for the circular field can be related to the famous ATI peaks, and provides a new interpretation for this fundamental feature of photoelectron spectra. We find the length of the circular pulse to be a vital factor in this selection rule and, employing an effective frequency, we show that the photoelectron OAM emission spectra are sensitive to the parity of the number of laser cycles. This work provides the basic theoretical framework with which to understand the OAM of a photoelectron undergoing strong field ionisation.
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Funder
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
European Research Council
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
Fundación Cellex
Fundació Mir-Puig
Generalitat de Catalunya
Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
Narodowe Centrum Nauki
H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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