Attosecond real-time observation of electron tunnelling and multi-electron dynamics in atoms

M. Schultze; M. Uiberacker; Th. Uphues; A. J. Verhoef; V. Yakovlev; M. F. Kling; J. Rauschenberger; N. M. Kabachnik; H Schröder; M. Lezius; K. L. Kompa; H.-G. Muller; M. J. J. Vrakking; S. Hendel; U. Kleineberg; U. Heinzmann; M. Drescher; F. Krausz

Attosecond real-time observation of electron tunnelling and multi-electron dynamics in atoms

M. Schultze, M. Uiberacker, Th. Uphues, A. J. Verhoef, V. Yakovlev, M. F. Kling, J. Rauschenberger, N. M. Kabachnik, H Schröder, M. Lezius, K. L. Kompa, H.-G. Muller, M. J. J. Vrakking, S. Hendel, U. Kleineberg, U. Heinzmann, M. Drescher, F. Krausz

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Abstract

Atoms exposed to intense light lose one or more electrons and become ions. In strong fields, the process was predicted to occur via tunnelling through the binding potential suppressed by the light field near the peaks of its oscillations. Here we report the first real-time observation of this most elementary step in strong-field interactions: light-induced electron tunnelling. The process is found to deplete atomic bound states in sharp steps lasting several hundred attoseconds.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CLEO/Europe and IQEC 2007 Conference Digest
Publisher	Optical Society of America
Pages	CF7_4
ISBN (Print)	1-4244-931-4
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	2007 European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO - Munich, Germany Duration: 17 Jun 2007 → 22 Jun 2007

Conference

Conference	2007 European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Munich
Period	17/06/07 → 22/06/07

Keywords

Atoms
Electrons
Ions
Light fields
Near infrared radiation
Tunneling

Fields of Expertise

Advanced Materials Science

Access to Document

http://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?URI=CLEO_Europe-2007-CF7_4

Cite this

Schultze, M., Uiberacker, M., Uphues, T., Verhoef, A. J., Yakovlev, V., Kling, M. F., Rauschenberger, J., Kabachnik, N. M., Schröder, H., Lezius, M., Kompa, K. L., Muller, H.-G., Vrakking, M. J. J., Hendel, S., Kleineberg, U., Heinzmann, U., Drescher, M., & Krausz, F. (2007). Attosecond real-time observation of electron tunnelling and multi-electron dynamics in atoms. In CLEO/Europe and IQEC 2007 Conference Digest (pp. CF7_4). Optical Society of America. http://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?URI=CLEO_Europe-2007-CF7_4

Schultze, M, Uiberacker, M, Uphues, T, Verhoef, AJ, Yakovlev, V, Kling, MF, Rauschenberger, J, Kabachnik, NM, Schröder, H, Lezius, M, Kompa, KL, Muller, H-G, Vrakking, MJJ, Hendel, S, Kleineberg, U, Heinzmann, U, Drescher, M & Krausz, F 2007, Attosecond real-time observation of electron tunnelling and multi-electron dynamics in atoms. in CLEO/Europe and IQEC 2007 Conference Digest. Optical Society of America, pp. CF7_4, 2007 European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO, Munich, Germany, 17/06/07. <http://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?URI=CLEO_Europe-2007-CF7_4>

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