%0 Journal Article
%A Liu, Fang
%A Skruszewicz, Slawomir
%A Späthe, Julian
%A Zhang, Yinyu
%A Hell, Sebastian
%A Ying, Bo
%A Paulus, Gerhard G.
%A Kiss, Bálint
%A Murari, Krishna
%A Khalil, Malin
%A Cormier, Eric
%A Jiao, Li Guang
%A Fritzsche, Stephan
%A Kübel, Matthias
%T Exploring valence-electron dynamics of xenon through laser-induced electron diffraction
%J Physical review / A
%V 110
%N 1
%@ 2469-9926
%C Woodbury, NY
%I Inst.
%M PUBDB-2025-00035
%P 013118
%D 2024
%X Strong-field ionization can induce electron motion in both the continuum and valence shell of the parent ion. Here we report on a joint theoretical and experimental investigation of laser-induced electron diffraction in xenon. We explore the interplay of electron recollision with spin-orbit dynamics in the valence shell of the xenon cation. On the theory side, the electron-hole potentials for two different states are constructed, and the quantitative rescattering model is used to calculate the photoelectron momentum distributions (PMDs) for high-order above-threshold ionization of xenon. Measurements were carried out using 40-fs laser pulses with a central wavelength of 3100 nm and a peak laser intensity of 6×10<sup>13</sup>W/cm<sup>2</sup>. The simulated PMDs describe well the features of the measured angular distributions of photoelectrons. Our study reveals a theoretical distinction between the electron signals resulting from rescattering off the 𝑚=0 and  - 𝑚 - =1 hole states, particularly noting a distinct change along the backward scattering angles. However, to fully identify the contributions of the hole states, a more accurate agreement between theory and experiment will be needed.
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:001276795200018
%R 10.1103/PhysRevA.110.013118
%U https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/620118