Keldysh-Rutherford Model for the Attoclock

Alexander W. Bray, Sebastian Eckart, Anatoli S. Kheifets

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    Abstract

    We demonstrate a clear similarity between attoclock offset angles and Rutherford scattering angles taking the Keldysh tunneling width as the impact parameter and the vector potential of the driving pulse as the asymptotic velocity. This simple model is tested against the solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation using hydrogenic and screened (Yukawa) potentials of equal binding energy. We observe a smooth transition from a hydrogenic to "hard-zero" intensity dependence of the offset angle with variation of the Yukawa screening parameter. Additionally, we make a comparison with the attoclock offset angles for various noble gases obtained with the classical-trajectory Monte Carlo method. In all cases we find a close correspondence between the model predictions and numerical calculations. This suggests a largely Coulombic origin of the attoclock offset angle and casts further doubt on its interpretation in terms of a finite tunneling time.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number123201
    JournalPhysical Review Letters
    Volume121
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Sept 2018

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