TY  - JOUR
AU  - Liu, Fang
AU  - Skruszewicz, Slawomir
AU  - Späthe, Julian
AU  - Zhang, Yinyu
AU  - Hell, Sebastian
AU  - Ying, Bo
AU  - Paulus, Gerhard G.
AU  - Kiss, Bálint
AU  - Murari, Krishna
AU  - Khalil, Malin
AU  - Cormier, Eric
AU  - Jiao, Li Guang
AU  - Fritzsche, Stephan
AU  - Kübel, Matthias
TI  - Exploring valence-electron dynamics of xenon through laser-induced electron diffraction
JO  - Physical review / A
VL  - 110
IS  - 1
SN  - 2469-9926
CY  - Woodbury, NY
PB  - Inst.
M1  - PUBDB-2025-00035
SP  - 013118
PY  - 2024
AB  - 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.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:001276795200018
DO  - DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.110.013118
UR  - https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/620118
ER  -