Theory and application of photoelectron trajectory interference holography for atomic ionization in intense laser field

Abstract

The rescattering scenario that the ionized photoelectron is guided back to the vicinity of the atomic core under an oscillating laser field is the key to understanding strong field processes. Strong field photoelectron holography, which stems from the interference of direct and rescattering waves, has great potential applications in studying strong field physics and detecting ultrafast electron dynamics. The article develops the underlying quantum orbits interference picture. By including Coulomb potential, the uniform glory rescattering theory is introduced, which gives reasonably quantitative results in accord with time-dependent Schrödinger equation and experimental results. And reconstructing the ultrashort light pulses in the time domain with the Coulomb glory temporal gate is also studied. Deepening the understanding of strong field photoelectron holography will lead to further enlightening in ultrafast physics and contribute to future applications.