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\textbf{Strong-field-ionization photoelectron imaging of metal nanoparticles }

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Abstract

We modeled strong-field ionization from metal nanoparticles by extending our classical-trajectory-sampling approach [1]. Our numerical model includes (i) photoelectron emission on the surface of the nanoparticle by an intense IR laser pulse and (ii) photoelectron propagation outside the nanosphere in the presence of the incident laser and induced plasmonic fields. It accountes for electron-electron- and electron-residual charge interactions and for electron rescattering at the nanoparticle surface. Based on simulated photoelectron-momentum distributions for 10 to 70 nm diameter gold nanospheres and three different intensities, and in comparison with measured velocity-map-image (VMI) photoelectron spectra [2], we scrutinize the effects of electronic correlation, induced plasmonic fields, and electron-residual charge interactions. [1] E. Saydanzad, J. Li, and U. Thumm, Phys. Rev. A 95, 053406 (2017). [2] J. Powell et al., ~Optics Express ~ 27, ~ 27124 (2019).

Authors

  • Erfan Saydanzad

    Kansas State University

  • Jianxiong Li

    Louisiana State University, Lousiana State University, James R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University (Now at Department of Physics \& Astronomy, Lousiana State University)

  • Jeffery Powell

    INRS-EMT, Kansas State University

  • A. Summers

    ICFO

  • Seyyed Javad Robatjazi

    Kansas State University

  • Philipp Rupp Rupp

    Ludwig-Maximilians-University

  • C.M. Sorensen

    Kansas State University

  • Daniel Rolles

    Kansas State University, J.R. Macdonald Lab, Kansas State University, J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University

  • Matthias F. Kling

    Ludwig-Maximilians-University

  • C. Trallero-Herrero

    Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, UConn, University of Connnecticut

  • Artem Rudenko

    Kansas State University, J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University

  • Uwe Thumm

    Kansas State University, James R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University