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Photoelectron angular distributions from strong-field coherent electronic excitation

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Photoelectron Angular Distributions (PADs) resulting from nonperturbative excitation of potassium atoms using shaped femtosecond laser pulses are presented. We study control exerted by (1) the polarization of an unshaped, i.e., a bandwidth-limited light pulse, (2) shaped linearly polarized light, and (3) a combination of both degrees of freedom, i.e., polarization-shaped laser pulses. A theoretical approach to describe PADs from nonperturbative Resonance Enhanced Multi-Photon Ionization (REMPI) with ultrashort polarization-shaped laser pulses is presented and compared to experimental results. Applications of this technique to the generation and observation of atomic ring currents are discussed.

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Wollenhaupt, M., Krug, M., Köhler, J. et al. Photoelectron angular distributions from strong-field coherent electronic excitation. Appl. Phys. B 95, 245–259 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-009-3431-1

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