Electron-ion interaction effects in attosecond time-resolved photoelectron spectra

Abstract

Photoionization by attosecond extreme ultraviolet (xuv) pulses into the laser-dressed continuum of the ionized atom is commonly described in strong-field approximation, neglecting the Coulomb interaction between the emitted photoelectron (PE) and the residual ion. By solving the time-dependent Schrödinger equation, we identify a temporal shift δτ in streaked PE spectra, which becomes significant at low PE energies. Within an eikonal approximation, we trace this shift to the combined action of Coulomb and laser forces on the released PE, suggesting the experimental and theoretical scrutiny of their coupling in streaked PE spectra. Further, we examined the effect of initial state polarization by the laser pulse on the xuv streaked spectrum. © 2010 The American Physical Society.