A spatially and temporally localized sub-laser-cycle electron source

dc.creatorHommelhoff, Peter
dc.creatorKealhofer, Catherine
dc.creatorKasevich, Mark A.
dc.date2006-07-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:35:46Z
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dc.descriptionWe present an experimental and numerical study of electron emission from a sharp tungsten tip triggered by sub-8 femtosecond low power laser pulses. This process is non-linear in the laser electric field, and the non-linearity can be tuned via the DC voltage applied to the tip. Numerical simulations of this system show that electron emission takes place within less than one optical period of the exciting laser pulse, so that an 8 fsec 800 nm laser pulse is capable of producing a single electron pulse of less than 1 fsec duration. Furthermore, we find that the carrier-envelope phase dependence of the emission process is smaller than 0.1% for an 8 fsec pulse but is steeply increasing with decreasing laser pulse duration.
dc.description4 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0607006
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0607006
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 97, 247402 (2006)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.247402
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/120203
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleA spatially and temporally localized sub-laser-cycle electron source
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