TY - JOUR
T1 - Conservation laws for electron vortices in strong-field ionisation
AU - Kang, Yuxin
AU - Pisanty, Emilio
AU - Ciappina, Marcelo
AU - Lewenstein, Maciej
AU - Figueira de Morisson Faria, Carla
AU - Maxwell, Andrew S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s).
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - 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. Graphic Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
AB - 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. Graphic Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
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U2 - 10.1140/epjd/s10053-021-00214-4
DO - 10.1140/epjd/s10053-021-00214-4
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:85110219059
SN - 1434-6060
VL - 75
JO - European Physical Journal D
JF - European Physical Journal D
IS - 7
M1 - 199
ER -