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Multiphoton Physics
Carsten Müller
Institut für Theoretische Physik I, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg
IMPRS-QD Annual Event, MPIK, Heidelberg, 30 September 2013
Lecture on:
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Outline
• Introduction
• Theory of multiphoton ionization
• Transforming many small photons into a big one
• History of multiphoton physics
• Further multiphoton effects
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Interaction of electrons with photons
Photoeffect Pair creation
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Interaction of electrons with photons
Photoeffect Pair creation
A. H. Compton
A. EinsteinW. HeitlerH. A. Bethe
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Einstein's photoelectric effect
Ekin
= ℏ - bind
Laws of photoelectric emission
1) For a given atom, there exists a certain minimum frequency of incident radiation below which no photoelectrons can be emitted.
2) For a given atom and frequency of incident radiation, the rate at which photoelectrons are ejected is proportional to the intensity of the incident light.
3) Above the threshold frequency, the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectron is independent of the intensity of the incident light.
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Einstein's photoelectric effect
Ekin
= ℏ - bind
Laws of photoelectric emission
1) For a given atom, there exists a certain minimum frequency of incident radiation below which no photoelectrons can be emitted.
2) For a given atom and frequency of incident radiation, the rate at which photoelectrons are ejected is proportional to the intensity of the incident light.
3) Above the threshold frequency, the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectron is independent of the intensity of the incident light.
These laws become wrong at high intensity of the incident light!
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Processes with two photons
Maria Göppert-Mayer (1931):“Über Elementarakte mit zwei Quantensprüngen”
Physical unit for two-photon absorption: 1 GM = 10-50 cm4s
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Processes with two photons
Maria Göppert-Mayer (1931):“Über Elementarakte mit zwei Quantensprüngen”
Physical unit for two-photon absorption: 1 GM = 10-50 cm4s
Experimental observation of two-photon absorption processes:Franken et al., 1961; Kaiser & Garrett, 1961; Abella, 1962; ......
What had happened in the mean time?
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Construction of the first laser
Theodore Maiman, Nature (1960):“Stimulated optical radiation in ruby”
Basic principle:
Properties:
• monochromatic
• coherent
• intense
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Progress in laser technology
Temporal development of available field intensities
( Prof. Willi)
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Some illustrative numbers
1015 W/cm2 ≙ 1 photon in the volume of an atom
1021 W/cm2 ≙ Sun light on earthfocussed down to cross section
of a human hair
Source Intensity Photon density
Light bulb
Sun (on Earth)
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Some illustrative numbers
1 fs = 0.000000000000001 sTime scale:
Femtoseconds
1015 W/cm2 ≙ 1 photon in the volume of an atom
1021 W/cm2 ≙ Sun light on earthfocussed down to cross section
of a human hair
Source Intensity Photon density
Light bulb
Sun (on Earth)
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Photo-effect in an intense laser field
Multi-photon ionisation
Yergeau et al., JPB (1986)
Peaks at Ekin
= n·ħ - bind
-Ebind
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Theory of multiphoton ionization
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Theoretical description of laser wave
Maxwell's wave equation:
Solved by plane waves:
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Theoretical description of laser wave
Maxwell's wave equation:
Solved by plane waves:
Very often, dipole approximation applies:
- linear pol.
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Theoretical description of laser wave
Maxwell's wave equation:
Solved by plane waves:
Very often, dipole approximation applies:
- linear pol.
- circular pol.
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Electron states in laser fieldTime-dependent Schrödinger equation
Ansatz:
⇒
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Electron states in laser fieldTime-dependent Schrödinger equation
Ansatz:
⇒
Volkov state:
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Electron states in laser fieldTime-dependent Schrödinger equation
Ansatz:
⇒
Volkov state:
free solution
modulations due to field
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Volkov states for circular polarization
with
kinetic energy excursion amplitude “Stark shift”
Volkov state in closed form:
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Ionisation in laser field
Transition amplitude:
Interaction Hamiltonian:
Initial state:
Final state: should actually be associated with full Hamiltonian
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Ionisation in laser field
Transition amplitude:
Interaction Hamiltonian:
Initial state:
Final state: should actually be associated with full Hamiltonian
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Ignoring is called strong-field approximation (SFA)
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Ionisation in laser field
Spatial integral:
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Ionisation in laser field
Spatial integral:
Tools for time integral:
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Ionisation in laser field
Spatial integral:
Tools for time integral:
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Ionisation in laser field
Discrete photo-electron momenta:number ofphotons!
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Ionisation in laser field
Differential ionisation rate:
Discrete photo-electron momenta:number ofphotons!
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Ionisation in laser field
Differential ionisation rate:
Discrete photo-electron momenta:number ofphotons!
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Ionisation in laser field
Differential ionisation rate:
Discrete photo-electron momenta:
generalizesrules of usual photo-effect
number ofphotons!
A2n
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Transforming many small photons
into a big one
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Multiphoton versus tunneling ionization
tunneling ionization (κ ≪ 1)
rate exp( - Eat
/ EL )
field aspect dominates
multiphoton ionization (κ ≫ 1)
rate I n
photon aspect dominates
-Ebind
-Ebind
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Multiphoton versus tunneling ionization
tunneling ionization (κ ≪ 1)
rate exp( - Eat
/ EL )
field aspect dominates
multiphoton ionization (κ ≫ 1)
rate I n
photon aspect dominates
-Ebind
-Ebind
Keldysh parameter :
κ = ωL / ω
tun ~ ω
L / E
L
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Bessel functions
tunneling ionization
rate exp( - Eat
/ EL )
multiphoton ionization
rate I n
exponential edge
x
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Motion of a free electron in a (weak) laser field
Classical EoM
For v0=0 and x
0=0:
multiple periodic returns to the origin (e.g. the ionic core)
Recall:
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Laser-driven electron-ion recollisions
Three-step model:
1) tunnel ionization
2) field propagation
3) recollision
Recollision can lead to...
... scattering
... double ionization
... recombination
High-harmonic generation: = N
Corkum & Krausz (2010)
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High-harmonic spectra
Ferray et al., JPB 21 (1988):
1013 W/cm2 at 1000 nm in Ar
Ecutoff
= Ip + 3.17 U
p
(record: Ecutoff
= 1 keV!)
Important application:
Generation of “attosecond pulses”
( T < 1 fs)
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Attosecond laser pulses
Novel application of HHG: Generation of attosecond pulses ( T<1fs)
Why is it interesting?
Time scale of electron motion in atoms is ~ 100 as!
( Prof. Saliere)
Goulielmakis et al., Science (2008)
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Attosecond streak camera
Goulielmakis et al., Science (2004)
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“Photograph” of femtosecond laser pulse
staticmagnetic
field
Goulielmakis et al., Science (2004)
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History of multiphoton physics
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Perturbative few-photon processes:1931: Theory of two-photon absorption (M. Göppert-Mayer)1961: Second harmonic generation in laser-crystal interaction Two-photon ionization of atoms
Nonperturbative multiphoton era:1979: Discovery of above-threshold ionization1988: Observation of high-order harmonic generation
Towards high-energy multiphoton physics:1997: Laser-induced electron-positron pair creation1999: Nuclear fusion in laser-heated deuterium clusters2006: Generation of 1 GeV electron beams by laser acceleration
106 W/cm2
1014 W/cm2
>1018 W/cm2
CPA
Modelocking
A short history of multiphoton physics
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First evidence for a second harmonic ?
The production editors accidentally removed the “small piece of dirt”...
“...exploiting extraordinary ruby laser intensities of 106 W/cm2 “
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A short history of multiphoton physics
Perturbative few-photon processes:1931: Theory of two-photon absorption (M. Göppert-Mayer)1961: Second harmonic generation in laser-crystal interaction Two-photon ionization of atoms
Nonperturbative multiphoton era:1979: Discovery of above-threshold ionization1988: Observation of high-order harmonic generation
Towards high-energy multiphoton physics:1997: Laser-induced electron-positron pair creation1999: Nuclear fusion in laser-heated deuterium clusters2006: Generation of 1 GeV electron beams by laser acceleration
106 W/cm2
1014 W/cm2
>1018 W/cm2
CPA
Modelocking
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Further multiphoton effects
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Multiphoton Thomson scattering
Transition amplitude:
Interaction Hamiltonian:
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Multiphoton Thomson scattering
Transition amplitude:
Interaction Hamiltonian:
Scattered photon:
Rate:
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Multiphoton Thomson scattering
Transition amplitude:
Interaction Hamiltonian:
Scattered photon:
Rate:
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“Photo-effect” from the quantum vacuum
positiveenergystates
negativeenergystates
(Dirac sea)
-mc2
mc2
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“Photo-effect” from the quantum vacuum
positiveenergystates
negativeenergystates
(Dirac sea)
Production of electron-positron pairs according to E=mc2 from laser photons possible,
if ħ ≈ mc2 or eELλC ≈ mc2 ( I
cr ~ 1029 W/cm2)
-mc2
mc2
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Available frequencies & intensities much smaller:
Petawatt laser:
EL ~ 10-4 E
cr
Free-electron laser:
ħ ~ 10-4mc2
Tunneling regime:
W ~ 10-5000
Multiphoton regime:
W ~ 10-100000
“Photo-effect” from the quantum vacuum
positiveenergystates
negativeenergystates
(Dirac sea)
Production of electron-positron pairs according to E=mc2 from laser photons possible,
if ħ ≈ mc2 or eELλC ≈ mc2 ( I
cr ~ 1029 W/cm2)
-mc2
mc2
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Available frequencies & intensities much smaller:
Petawatt laser:
EL ~ 10-4 E
cr
Free-electron laser:
ħ ~ 10-4mc2
Tunneling regime:
W ~ 10-5000
Multiphoton regime:
W ~ 10-100000
“Photo-effect” from the quantum vacuum
positiveenergystates
negativeenergystates
(Dirac sea)
Production of electron-positron pairs according to E=mc2 from laser photons possible,
if ħ ≈ mc2 or eELλC ≈ mc2 ( I
cr ~ 1029 W/cm2)
-mc2
mc2
“The cross section for this process at optical frequencies or belowis so small at any laser intensity as to make it completely negligible.It may be the smallest (nonzero) cross section on record.”
( M. Mittleman, 1987 )
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Relativistic particle beam colliding with laser pulse
lab frame: ħ ≈ 100 eV , E ≈ 1012 V/cmrest frame: ħ' and E' enhanced by 2
Exploit relativistic Doppler shift
Particle
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Relativistic particle beam colliding with laser pulse
lab frame: ħ ≈ 100 eV , E ≈ 1012 V/cmrest frame: ħ' and E' enhanced by 2
Exploit relativistic Doppler shift
SLAC experiment: 46 GeV electron + optical laser pulse
(D. Burke et al., PRL 1997)
Pairs were produced in two-step process through an intermediate high-energy Compton photon:
C + n e+e-
(nonlinear Breit-Wheeler process)
Particle
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Relativistic particle beam colliding with laser pulse
lab frame: ħ ≈ 100 eV , E ≈ 1012 V/cmrest frame: ħ' and E' enhanced by 2
Exploit relativistic Doppler shift
SLAC experiment: 46 GeV electron + optical laser pulse
(D. Burke et al., PRL 1997)
Pairs were produced in two-step process through an intermediate high-energy Compton photon:
C + n e+e-
(nonlinear Breit-Wheeler process)
For heavy projectiles such as nucleiCompton channel strongly suppressed:
pairs would be produced directlyby nuclear Coulomb field:
Z + n Z + e+e-
(nonlinear Bethe-Heitler process)
Particle
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Summary
AttosecondPhysics
AtomicPhysics
Nuclear&
Particle Physics
MultiphotonPhysics
QED and RelativisticPhysics
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Take-home message:
Unity is strength!(Gemeinsam sind wir stark!)