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Attosecond pump probe: exploring ultrafast electron motion inside an atom.

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  • 1Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA. suxing@lanl.gov

Physical Review Letters
|April 12, 2006
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Attosecond pump probe experiments can now explore ultrafast electron motion in atoms. Realistic modeling demonstrated mapping a 2.0 fs oscillation period in helium, paving the way for new pump probe studies.

Area of Science:

  • Atomic Physics
  • Quantum Dynamics
  • Ultrafast Spectroscopy

Background:

  • Femtosecond probing is a standard technique for studying ultrafast electron motions.
  • Attosecond pump probe spectroscopy offers enhanced temporal resolution for probing electron dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically demonstrate and model the attosecond pump probe technique for exploring atomic electron motions.
  • To simulate the full dynamics of femtosecond pumping and attosecond probing processes.

Main Methods:

  • Realistic modeling of coupled femtosecond pumping and attosecond probing dynamics.
  • Simulation of wave packet evolution in low-lying excited states of the helium atom.

Main Results:

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  • Successfully mapped an ultrashort oscillation period of 2.0 femtoseconds (fs) for a wave packet in helium.
  • Demonstrated the feasibility of attosecond pump probe for resolving atomic electron motion dynamics.

    • Conclusions:

    • Attosecond pump probe spectroscopy is a viable method for investigating ultrafast electron dynamics in atoms.
    • This technique opens new avenues for pump probe experiments to study electronic and atomic motions with unprecedented detail.